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oxacillin

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Also known as 5-methyl-3-phenyl-4-isoxazolyl-penicillin, (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-6-{[(5-methyl-3-phenylisoxazol-4-yl)carbonyl]amino}-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, (5-methyl-3-phenyl-4-isoxazolyl)penicillin, 6beta-(5-methyl-3-phenylisoxazol-4-yl)penicillanic acid

Oxacillin (trade name Bactocill) is a narrow-spectrum second-generation beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class developed by Beecham.

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Within Vinony's link graph, oxacillin is referenced by 219 other articles, and connects out to cephalosporin antibiotic, β-lactam antibiotic and ceftolozane/tazobactam.

Vinony files it under Drugboxes which contain changes to verified fields, Drugboxes which contain changes to watched fields and Drugs with no legal status.

Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula
C19H19N3O5S
Molecular weight
401.4 g/mol
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
SMILES
CC1=C(C(=NO1)C2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)N[C@H]3[C@@H]4N(C3=O)[C@H](C(S4)(C)C)C(=O)O
InChIKey
UWYHMGVUTGAWSP-JKIFEVAISA-N
XLogP
2.4
Polar surface area
138 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
7
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1971
Admin. routes
oral, parenteral
Indications
infection, bacteriemia, osteomyelitis, bacterial disease

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Research

9,546 papers

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
penicillin
Mass
401.105
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₉H₁₉N₃O₅S
medical condition treated
staphylococcal infection
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
oxacillin
canonical SMILES
CC1=C(C(=NO1)C2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)NC3C4N(C3=O)C(C(S4)(C)C)C(=O)O
isomeric SMILES
CC1=C(C(=NO1)C2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)N[C@H]3[C@@H]4N(C3=O)[C@H](C(S4)(C)C)C(=O)O
subject has role
bactericide
Commons category
Oxacillin
found in taxon
Pseudoalteromonas
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Contraindications
  • Adverse effects
  • Pharmacology
  • Mechanism of action
  • Chemistry
  • History
  • Society and culture
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval history
  • Pricing
  • References

Oxacillin (trade name Bactocill) is a narrow-spectrum second-generation beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class developed by Beecham.

It was patented in 1960 and approved for medical use in 1962.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “oxacillin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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