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latamoxef
Sign in to saveAlso known as Oxa-cephem, LMOX, Lamoxactam, Latamoxefum, moxalactam, festamoxin
Latamoxef (or moxalactam) is an oxacephem antibiotic usually grouped with the cephalosporins. In oxacephems such as latamoxef, the sulfur atom of the cephalosporin core is replaced with an oxygen atom.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H20N6O9S
- Molecular weight
- 520.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (6R,7R)-7-[[2-carboxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetyl]amino]-7-methoxy-3-[(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)sulfanylmethyl]-8-oxo-5-oxa-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1982
- Admin. routes
- parenteral
- Indications
- bacterial disease
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Research
1,803 papers- Latamoxef-induced coagulation disorders: Incidence and risk factors.Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics · 2021
- Latamoxef, alias moxalactam.Lancet (London, England) · 1983
- Latamoxef and the newborn.Archives of disease in childhood · 1984
- Latamoxef-associated hypoprothrombinaemia.Lancet (London, England) · 1983
- Latamoxef-associated hypoprothrombinaemia.Lancet (London, England) · 1983
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- References
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