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Sigma-Aldrich

Pivmecillinam

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Amdinocillin pivoxil

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H33N3O5S
CAS Number:
32886-97-8
Molecular Weight:
439.57
EC Number:
251-276-6
MDL number:
MFCD00865080
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
PubChem Substance ID:
329825603
NACRES:
NA.77

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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Sven A Ferry et al.
Scandinavian journal of primary health care, 25(1), 49-57 (2007-03-14)
To analyse associations between symptoms and bacteriuria in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection in women (LUTIW) and to evaluate outcome of therapy with three different regimens of pivmecillinam or placebo. Prospective, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled therapy study. Symptoms registered
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
Karen Ejrnaes et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 44(5), 1776-1781 (2006-05-05)
The primary infecting Escherichia coli strains from 156 women with community-acquired uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) randomized to pivmecillinam or placebo and the E. coli strains causing UTI at two follow-up visits were typed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). In
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
Soichi Arakawa et al.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, 13(5), 279-284 (2007-11-06)
We aimed to reveal the usefulness of and problematic points with the Criteria for evaluation of clinical efficacy of antimicrobial agents on urinary tract infection (draft fourth edition) proposed by the UTI Subcommittee of the Clinical Evaluation Guidelines Committee, Japan
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