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PenicilliumSpp.
Potency(onadrybasis)
1500-1750u/mg
pH
5.5-7.5
OpticalRotation
+270°to+300°
Assay
(OnDriedBasis):≥96.0%
LossonDrying
≤1.0%
PenicillinGpotassium,EPisamemberoftheβ-lactamantibioticsandwasoneofthefirstdiscoveredantibiotics.
PenicillinGpotassiumissparinglysolubleinaqueoussolution(0.210mg/mL). Clickhere formorepenicillinproducts.
PenicillinGpotassium,EPmeetsEuropeanPharmacopoeia(EP)specifications.
113-98-4
C16H17KN2O4S
372.48
β-lactamsinterferewithPBP(penicillinbindingprotein)activityinvolvedinthefinalphaseofpeptidoglycansynthesis.PBP’sareenzymeswhichcatalyzeapentaglycinecrosslinkbetweenalanineandlysineresiduesprovidingadditionalstrengthtothecellwall.Withoutapentaglycinecrosslink,theintegrityofthecellwallisseverelycompromisedandultimatelyleadstocelllysisanddeath.Resistancetoβ-lactamsiscommonlyduetocellscontainingplasmidencodedβ-lactamases.
2941.10.2000
PenicillinistargetsprimarilygrampositivebacteriaincludingStaphylococcusandStreptococcusspecies.
Powder
WhiteoralmostWhiteCrystallinePowder
PenicilliumSpp.
1500-1750u/mg
5.5-7.5
+270°to+300°
(OnDriedBasis):≥96.0%
≤1.0%