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Cefotiamdihydrochlorideisasecondgenerationcephalosporinβ-lactamantibiotic.
Cefotiamdihydrochlorideisfreelysolubleinwater.
66309-69-1
C18H23N9O4S3•2HCl
598.56
Likeβ-lactams,cephalosporinsinterferewithPBP(penicillinbindingprotein)activityinvolvedinthefinalphaseofpeptidoglycansynthesis.PBP’sareenzymeswhichcatalyzeapentaglycinecrosslinkbetweenalanineandlysineresiduesprovidingadditionalstrengthtothecellwall.Withoutapentaglycinecrosslink,theintegrityofthecellwallisseverelycompromisedandultimatelyleadstocelllysisanddeath.Resistancetocephalosporinsiscommonlyduetocellscontainingplasmidencodedβ-lactamases.
2-8°C
2941.90.5000
Cefotiamisabroadspectrumantibiotictargetingawidevarietyofgrampositiveandgramnegativebacteria.CefotiamisnoteffectiveagainstPseudomonasaeruginosa.
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