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Mecillinam

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H23N3O3S
CAS Number:
32887-01-7
Molecular Weight:
325.43
EC Number:
251-277-1
MDL number:
MFCD00056869
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329754550
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

clinical testing

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[H][C@]12SC(C)(C)[C@@H](N1C(=O)[C@H]2\N=C\N3CCCCCC3)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C15H23N3O3S/c1-15(2)11(14(20)21)18-12(19)10(13(18)22-15)16-9-17-7-5-3-4-6-8-17/h9-11,13H,3-8H2,1-2H3,(H,20,21)/b16-9+/t10-,11+,13-/m1/s1

InChI key

BWWVAEOLVKTZFQ-ISVUSNJMSA-N

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General description

Chemical structure: ß-lactam
Mecillinam is a beta-lactam antibiotic, specific to penicillin-binding protein 2 (PBP2) in Escherichia coli, which tends to block cell wall elongation and indirectly blocks cell division.

Application

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Legal Information

VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCL7014
BCCK6777
BCCJ1890
BCCG4047
BCCC7806

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Mecillinam resistance in Escherichia coli is conferred by loss of a second activity of the AroK protein
Vinella D, et al.
Journal of Bacteriology, 178, 3818-3828 (1996)
Filip Jansåker et al.
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 8(2) (2019-05-10)
Objectives: To investigate pivmecillinam´s efficacy in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Staphylococcus saprophyticus-considered non-susceptible to mecillinam. Methods: Participants with confirmed UTIs caused by S. saprophyticus from four randomized controlled trials, where pivmecillinam was empirically given to females
Karen L Nielsen et al.
Journal of medical microbiology, 63(Pt 4), 582-589 (2014-01-28)
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are primarily caused by Escherichia coli with the patient's own faecal flora acting as a reservoir for the infecting E. coli. Here we sought to characterize the E. coli faecal flora of UTI patients and healthy
Daniel Vinella et al.
Molecular microbiology, 56(4), 958-970 (2005-04-28)
In Escherichia coli the beta-lactam mecillinam specifically inhibits penicillin-binding protein 2 (PBP2), a peptidoglycan transpeptidase essential for maintaining rod shape. We have previously shown that PBP2 inactivation results in a cell division block and that an increased concentration of the
Christina A Ahlstrom et al.
Scientific reports, 8(1), 7361-7361 (2018-05-11)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens threatens global health, though the spread of AMR bacteria and AMR genes between humans, animals, and the environment is still largely unknown. Here, we investigated the role of wild birds in the epidemiology of
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