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Penicilliumspp.
Penicillinisamemberoftheβ-lactamantibioticsandwasoneofthefirstdiscoveredantibiotics.
PenicillinG,EvoPureissparinglysolubleinaqueoussolution(0.210mg/mL). Clickhere formoreformsofpenicillin.
61-33-6
C16H18N2O4S
334.39
β-lactamsinterferewithPBP(penicillinbindingprotein)activityinvolvedinthefinalphaseofpeptidoglycansynthesis.PBP’sareenzymeswhichcatalyzeapentaglycinecrosslinkbetweenalanineandlysineresiduesprovidingadditionalstrengthtothecellwall.Withoutapentaglycinecrosslink,theintegrityofthecellwallisseverelycompromisedandultimatelyleadstocelllysisanddeath.Resistancetoβ-lactamsiscommonlyduetocellscontainingplasmidencodedβ-lactamases.
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PenicillinistargetsprimarilygrampositivebacteriaincludingStaphylococcusandStreptococcusspecies
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