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Preferred Name

Cephacetrile
Synonyms

CEPHACETRILE

Cephacetrile

Definitions

A broad-spectrum first-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity. Cephacetrile binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. PBPs are enzymes involved in the terminal stages of assembling the bacterial cell wall and in reshaping the cell wall during growth and division. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and causes cell lysis.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C81037

CAS_Registry

10206-21-0

Chemical_Formula

C13H13N3O6S

code

C81037

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A broad-spectrum first-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity. Cephacetrile binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. PBPs are enzymes involved in the terminal stages of assembling the bacterial cell wall and in reshaping the cell wall during growth and division. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and causes cell lysis.

FDA_UNII_Code

FDM21QQ344

FULL_SYN

CEPHACETRILE

Cephacetrile

label

Cephacetrile

Legacy Concept Name

Cephacetrile

Preferred_Name

Cephacetrile

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C81037

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0007714

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C357

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