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Sigma-Aldrich

Pivmecillinam

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Amdinocillin pivoxil

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H33N3O5S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
439.57
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D +215 to +245°, c = 1 in ethanol

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 5 mg/mL, clear (warmed)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC1(C)[C@H](C(OCOC(C(C)(C)C)=O)=O)N2C([C@](/N=C/N3CCCCCC3)([H])[C@@]2([H])S1)=O

InChI

1S/C21H33N3O5S/c1-20(2,3)19(27)29-13-28-18(26)15-21(4,5)30-17-14(16(25)24(15)17)22-12-23-10-8-6-7-9-11-23/h12,14-15,17H,6-11,13H2,1-5H3/b22-12+/t14-,15+,17-/m1/s1

InChI key

NPGNOVNWUSPMDP-UTEPHESZSA-N

Application

Pivmecillinam has been used to test its efficacy as a breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) targeting agent.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pivmecillinam is a β-lactam antibiotic and a pivaloyl-containing pro-drug. It belongs to the class of amidinopenicillin. Pivmecillinam is an oral anti-microbial agent that can be considered for treating E. coli urinary tract infection (UTI).
Pivmecillinam is a gram negative antibiotic, and inhibitor of penicillin-binding protein 2 (PBP2). Pivmecillinam has been shown to have synergistic effects with several antibiotics including novobiocin and rifampin in gram negative bacteria.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Filip Jansåker et al.
Infection and drug resistance, 12, 1691-1702 (2019-07-30)
To compare the therapeutic effect of pivmecillinam and other common oral antibiotics for community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)- or non-ESBL-producing Escherichia coli. Retrospective cohort study from 2010 to mid-2016 with data from the regional
Beta-lactam antibiotics
Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs: The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and (2015)
C-M Lokrantz et al.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 109(4), 297-301 (2004-03-16)
We describe the clinical and neurophysiological findings in a case of hyperammonemic encephalopathy. A 72-year-old woman taking valproate (VPA), as monotherapy for her partial epilepsy developed urinary tract infection. She was treated with pivmecillinam 600 mg daily. The following days
Asa Sullivan et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 49(1), 170-175 (2004-12-24)
The knowledge of the effects of antimicrobial agents on the normal vaginal microflora is limited. The objective of the present study was to study the ecological impact of pivmecillinam on the normal vaginal microflora. In 20 healthy women, the estimated
51 - Chemotherapy of infections
Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Fifth Edition) (2018)

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