Penamecillin

Penamecillin

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(acetyloxy)methyl (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-[(phenylacetyl)amino]-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Identifiers
CAS number	983-85-7
ATC code	J01CE06
PubChem	CID 13795
UNII	H0P1YE5581^Y
KEGG	D05406^Y
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₉H₂₂N₂O₆S
Mol. mass	406.45278
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Penamecillin, a acetoxymethyl ester of benzylpenicillin, is a pro-drug that is processed to benzylpenicillin by esterases.^[1]

References

^ Agersborg HPK; Batchelor, A; Cambridge, GW; Rule, AW (1966). "THE PHARMACOLOGY OF PENAMECILLIN". Brit. J. Pharmacol. 26 (3): 649–55. PMC 1510697. PMID 4959939. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1510697.

Antibacterials: cell envelope antibiotics (J01C-J01D)

Intracellular

inhibit peptidoglycan subunit synthesis and transport: NAM synthesis inhibition (Fosfomycin) • DADAL/AR inhibitors (Cycloserine) • bactoprenol inhibitors (Bacitracin)

Glycopeptide

inhibit PG chain elongation: Vancomycin^# (Oritavancin, Telavancin) • Teicoplanin (Dalbavancin) • Ramoplanin

β-lactams/
(inhibit PBP
cross-links)

Penicillins
(penams)

Extended sp.

aminopenicillins: Amoxicillin^# • Ampicillin^# (Pivampicillin, Hetacillin, Bacampicillin, Metampicillin, Talampicillin) • Epicillin

carboxypenicillins: Carbenicillin (Carindacillin) • Ticarcillin • Temocillin

ureidopenicillins: Azlocillin • Piperacillin • Mezlocillin

other: Mecillinam (Pivmecillinam) • Sulbenicillin

Narrow sp.

β-lactamase sensitive	Benzylpenicillin (G)^#: Clometocillin • Benzathine benzylpenicillin^# • Procaine benzylpenicillin^# • Azidocillin • Penamecillin Phenoxymethylpenicillin (V)^#: Propicillin • Benzathine phenoxymethylpenicillin • Pheneticillin

β-lactamase resistant	Cloxacillin^# (Dicloxacillin, Flucloxacillin) • Oxacillin • Meticillin • Nafcillin

Penems

Faropenem

Carbapenems

Biapenem • Ertapenem • antipseudomonal (Doripenem • Imipenem • Meropenem) • Panipenem

Cephalosporins/Cephamycins
(cephems)

1st (P Ec K)	Cefazolin^# • Cefacetrile • Cefadroxil • Cefalexin • Cefaloglycin • Cefalonium • Cefaloridine • Cefalotin • Cefapirin • Cefatrizine • Cefazedone • Cefazaflur • Cefradine • Cefroxadine • Ceftezole

2nd (H E N)	Cefaclor • Cefamandole • Cefminox • Cefonicid • Ceforanide • Cefotiam • Cefprozil • Cefbuperazone • Cefuroxime • Cefuzonam • cephamycin (Cefoxitin, Cefotetan, Cefmetazole) • carbacephem (Loracarbef)

3rd	Cefixime^# • Ceftriaxone^# • antipseudomonal (Ceftazidime^# • Cefoperazone) • Cefcapene • Cefdaloxime • Cefdinir • Cefditoren • Cefetamet • Cefmenoxime • Cefodizime • Cefotaxime • Cefpimizole • Cefpiramide • Cefpodoxime • Cefsulodin • Cefteram • Ceftibuten • Ceftiolene • Ceftizoxime • oxacephem (Flomoxef, Latamoxef ^‡)

4th (antips-)	Cefepime • Cefozopran • Cefpirome • Cefquinome

5th	Ceftobiprole • Ceftaroline fosamil

Veterinary	Ceftiofur • Cefquinome • Cefovecin

Monobactams

Aztreonam • Tigemonam • Carumonam • Nocardicin A

β-lactamase inh.

penam (Sulbactam, Tazobactam) • clavam (Clavulanic acid)

Combinations

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid^# • Imipenem/cilastatin^# • Ampicillin/flucloxacillin • Ampicillin/sulbactam (Sultamicillin) • Piperacillin/tazobactam

Other

polymyxins/detergent (Colistin, Polymyxin B) • depolarizing (Daptomycin) • hydrolyze NAM-NAG (Lysozyme) • Gramicidin

^#WHO-EM. ^‡Withdrawn from market. Clinical trials: ^†Phase III. ^§Never to phase III

M: BAC

bact (clas)

gr+f/gr+a(t)/gr-p(c)/gr-o

drug(J1p, w, n, m, vacc)