Penamecillin

Chemical compound

J01CE06 (WHO)

Identifiers

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

CAS Number

983-85-7^Y

PubChem CID

13795

ChemSpider

8426255^N

UNII

H0P1YE5581

KEGG

D05406^Y

ChEBI

CHEBI:131733^N

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

DTXSID10243547

ECHA InfoCard100.012.338

Chemical and physical dataFormulaC₁₉H₂₂N₂O₆SMolar mass406.45 g·mol⁻¹3D model (JSmol)

Interactive image

SMILES

CC(=O)OCOC(=O)[C@H]1C(S[C@H]2N1C(=O)[C@H]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^N
Key:NLOOMWLTUVBWAW-HLLBOEOZSA-N^N

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Penamecillin, an acetoxymethyl ester of benzylpenicillin, is a prodrug processed to benzylpenicillin by esterases.^[1] It has no detectable teratogenic risk to the fetus.^[2]

References

^ Agersborg HP, Batchelor A, Cambridge GW, Rule AW (March 1966). "The pharmacology of penamecillin". British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy. 26 (3): 649–55. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1966.tb01844.x. PMC 1510697. PMID 4959939.
^ Czeizel, A.E.; Rockenbauer, M.; SøRENSEN, H.T.; 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.

Antibacterials active on the cell wall and envelope (J01C-J01D)

Beta-lactams
(inhibit synthesis
of peptidoglycan
layer of bacterial
cell wall by binding
to and inhibiting
PBPs, a group of
D-alanyl-D-alanine
transpeptidases)

Penicillins (Penams)

Narrow
spectrum

β-lactamase sensitive (1st generation)	Benzylpenicillin (G)^# Benzathine benzylpenicillin^# Procaine benzylpenicillin^# Phenoxymethylpenicillin (V)^# Propicillin^‡ Pheneticillin^‡ Azidocillin^‡ Clometocillin^‡ Penamecillin^‡
β-lactamase resistant (2nd generation)	Cloxacillin^# (Dicloxacillin Flucloxacillin) Oxacillin Nafcillin Methicillin^‡

Extended
spectrum

Aminopenicillins (3rd generation)	Amoxicillin^# Ampicillin^# (Pivampicillin Hetacillin^‡ Bacampicillin^‡ Lenampicillin Metampicillin^‡ Talampicillin^‡) Epicillin^‡
Carboxypenicillins (4th generation)	Ticarcillin Carbenicillin^‡ / Carindacillin^‡ Temocillin^‡
Ureidopenicillins (4th generation)	Piperacillin Azlocillin^‡ Mezlocillin^‡
Other	Mecillinam (Pivmecillinam) Sulbenicillin^‡

Carbapenems / Penems

Cephems
Cephalosporins
Cephamycins
Carbacephems

1st generation	Cefazolin^# Cefalexin ^# Cefadroxil Cefapirin Cefazedone^‡ Cefazaflur^‡ Cefradine^‡ Cefroxadine^‡ Ceftezole^‡ Cefaloglycin^‡ Cefacetrile^‡ Cefalonium^‡ Cefaloridine^‡ Cefalotin Cefatrizine^‡
2nd generation	Cefaclor Cefprozil Cefuroxime Cefuroxime axetil Cefamandole^‡ Cefonicid^‡ Ceforanide^‡ Cefuzonam^‡ Cephamycin (Cefoxitin Cefotetan Cefminox^‡ Cefbuperazone^‡ Cefmetazole^‡) Carbacephem (Loracarbef^‡)
3rd generation	Cefixime^# Ceftriaxone^# Cefotaxime^# Antipseudomonal (Ceftazidime^# Cefoperazone) Cefdinir Cefcapene Cefdaloxime Ceftizoxime Cefmenoxime Cefpiramide Cefpodoxime Ceftibuten Cefditoren Cefotiam^‡ Cefetamet^‡ Cefodizime^‡ Cefpimizole^‡ Cefsulodin^‡ Cefteram^‡ Ceftiolene^‡ Oxacephem (Flomoxef Latamoxef^‡)
4th generation	Cefepime Cefozopran^‡ Cefpirome Cefquinome^‡
5th generation	Ceftaroline fosamil Ceftolozane Ceftobiprole
Siderophore	Cefiderocol^#
Veterinary	Ceftiofur Cefquinome Cefovecin

Monobactams

β-lactamase inhibitors

Combinations

Polypeptides

Glycopeptides Lipoglycopeptides	Inhibit PG chain elongation: Vancomycin^# (Oritavancin Telavancin) Teicoplanin (Dalbavancin) Ristocetin^‡ Avoparcin Inhibit autolysin: Corbomycin (not approved)
Lipopeptides	Insert into bacterial cell wall causing perforation and depolarization: Daptomycin Surfactin
Polymyxins	Bind to LPS in the outer bacterial membrane, acting in detergent-like fashion: Colistin Polymyxin B
Other	Inhibits PG elongation and crosslinking: Ramoplanin^§