Ampicillin sodium salt
Supplier: MP BIOMEDICALS (FKA ICN BIOMED
Synonyms:
D(-)-α-Aminobenzylpenicillin Sodium Salt
Ampicillin is a semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin, active as a broad-spectrum antibiotic which is used to select for ampicillin resistance in mutated and transformed cells.
- pKa=2.5 (-COOH), 7.3 (-NH2) at 25 °C
- Loss on drying: <2%
- pH: 8 - 10 (1% aqeuous solution)
Ampicillin is a β-lactam antibiotic with an amino group attached to the penicillin structure
Ampicillin is inactivated by beta-lactamases and acts against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, it has a similar mode of action as chloramphenicol and tetracyclines.
It inhibits bacterial cell-wall synthesis in E. coli (peptidoglycan cross-linking) by inactivating transpeptidases on the inner surface of the bacterial cell membrane. It is bactericidal only to growing Escherichia coli. It is resisted by the cleavage of β-lactam ring of ampicillin by β-lactamase.
White to Off-White powder
Soluble in water (50 mg/mL); soluble in 1 M Ammonium Hydroxide, dilute acids or bases; practically insoluble in alcohol, chloroform, ether and fixed oils
Formula:
C₁₆H₁₈N₃NaO₄S MW: 371.39 Melting Pt: 215 °C Storage Temperature: Refrigerator |
MDL Number:
MFCD00064313 CAS Number: 69-52-3 |
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