Azlocillin

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Azlocillin, an ampicillin-like, penicillin antibiotic.

Azlocillin is an antibiotic, $\beta$ drug used to treat infections. It is an acylated form of ampicillin and is similar to the antibiotics mezlocillin and piperacillin. It has greater antibacterial activity relative to similar carboxy forms of penicillin. It is active against a wide variety of bacteria.

Chemistry

Azlocillin is a $\beta$-lactam drug and is thus susceptible to degration by $\beta$-lactamase. Its chemical name is (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-[[2-[(2-oxoimidazolidine-1-carbonyl)amino]-2-phenylacetyl]amino]-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid and it has chemical formula C₂₀H₂₃N₅O₆S.

External links

• Azlocillin - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
• Drug Bank [1]