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Chemical compound

Pharmaceutical compound
Penamecillin
Clinical data
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IUPAC name
  • (acetyloxy)methyl (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6--4-thia-1-azabicycloheptane-2-carboxylate
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H22N2O6S
Molar mass406.45 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • CC(=O)OCOC(=O)1C(S2N1C(=O)2NC(=O)CC3=CC=CC=C3)(C)C
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C19H22N2O6S/c1-11(22)26-10-27-18(25)15-19(2,3)28-17-14(16(24)21(15)17)20-13(23)9-12-7-5-4-6-8-12/h4-8,14-15,17H,9-10H2,1-3H3,(H,20,23)/t14-,15+,17-/m1/s1
  • Key:NLOOMWLTUVBWAW-HLLBOEOZSA-N
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Penamecillin, an acetoxymethyl ester of benzylpenicillin, is a prodrug processed to benzylpenicillin by esterases. It has no detectable teratogenic risk to the fetus.

References

  1. Agersborg HP, Batchelor A, Cambridge GW, Rule AW (March 1966). "The pharmacology of penamecillin". British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy. 26 (3): 649–655. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1966.tb01844.x. PMC 1510697. PMID 4959939.
  2. Czeizel AE, Rockenbauer M, Sørensen HT, Olsen J (1999). "The Safety of Penicillin V: Oral Penamecillin Use During Pregnancy The Importance and Limitation of Recall Bias". Congenital Anomalies. 39 (4): 267–279. doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.1999.tb00566.x. ISSN 0914-3505.
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