Chemistry:Quinacillin
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Short description: Beta-lactam antibiotic
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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
- ↑ "Reversible deactivation of beta-lactamase by quinacillin. Extent of the conformational change in the isolated transitory complex". The Biochemical Journal 237 (3): 723–30. August 1986. doi:10.1042/bj2370723. PMID 3492197.
- ↑ "Action of Quinacillin on Staphylococcus aureus". Nature 202 (4938): 1217. June 1964. doi:10.1038/2021217a0. PMID 14217514. Bibcode: 1964Natur.202.1217H.
