Oxacillin

Oxacillin
Oxacillin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-6-[(5-methyl-3-phenyl-
1,2-oxazole-4-carbonyl)amino]-7-oxo-4-thia-1-
azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
Clinical data
Trade names Bactocill
AHFS/Drugs.com monograph
MedlinePlus a685020
Pregnancy cat.  ?
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Identifiers
CAS number 66-79-5 YesY
ATC code J01CF04 QJ51CF04
PubChem CID 6098
DrugBank DB00713
ChemSpider 5873 YesY
UNII UH95VD7V76 YesY
KEGG D08307 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:49566 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL891 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C19H19N3O5S 
Mol. mass 401.436 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
Physical data
Density 1.49 g/cm³
Boiling point 686.8 °C (1268 °F)
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Oxacillin sodium (trade name Bactocill) is a narrow spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class.

It was developed by Beecham.[1]

Uses

Oxacillin is a penicillinase-resistant β-lactam. It is similar to methicillin, and has replaced methicillin in clinical use. Another related compound is nafcillin. Since it is resistant to penicillinase enzymes, such as that produced by Staphylococcus aureus, it is widely used clinically in the US to treat penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. However, resistant strains called oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA/ORSA) are highly prevalent in the U.S. and the U.K.

References

  1. ^ David Greenwood (2008). Antimicrobial drugs: chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph. Oxford University Press US. pp. 124–. ISBN 9780199534845. http://books.google.com/books?id=i4_FZHmzjzwC&pg=PA124. Retrieved 18 November 2010.