Lenampicillin
Chemical compound
- Rx in Japan
- (5-Methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxol-4-yl)methyl (2S,5R,6R)-6-[[(2R)-2-amino-2-phenylacetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate
- 86273-18-9
- 65646
- 8M568DM08K
- DTXSID1057901
Lenampicillin is an antibiotic drug of the penicillin class. It is a produg of ampicillin; after oral administration of lenampicillin, ampicillin is rapidly formed.[1]
Lenampicillin inhibits bacterial penicillin binding proteins (transpeptidase) and is effective against a wide range of bacterial infections.[2]
Lenampicillin was developed in Japan and has been marketed there.[2]
References
- ^ Saito A, Nakashima M (May 1986). "Pharmacokinetic study of lenampicillin (KBT-1585) in healthy volunteers". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 29 (5): 948–950. doi:10.1128/aac.29.5.948. PMC 284190. PMID 3729355.
- ^ a b "Lenampicillin". InxightDrugs. National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
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