Quinacillin
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.014.984 |
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Formula | C18H16N4O6S |
Molar mass | 416.41 g·mol−1 |
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Quinacillin is a penicillin antibiotic which can reversibly deactivate beta-lactamase enzymes.[1] Activity against Staphylococcus aureus is much more potent than against other Gram-positive organisms.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Persaud KC, Pain RH, Virden R (August 1986). "Reversible deactivation of beta-lactamase by quinacillin. Extent of the conformational change in the isolated transitory complex". The Biochemical Journal. 237 (3): 723–30. doi:10.1042/bj2370723. PMC 1147050. PMID 3492197.
- ^ Hugo WB, Stretton RG (June 1964). "Action of Quinacillin on Staphylococcus aureus". Nature. 202 (4938): 1217. Bibcode:1964Natur.202.1217H. doi:10.1038/2021217a0. PMID 14217514. S2CID 4198059.