Cefepime
M21967
CAS Number88040-23-7
Product group Chemicals
Molecular Weight480.56
Overview
- SupplierAbMole BioScience
- Product NameCefepime
- Delivery Days Customer9
- CAS Number88040-23-7
- Category SupplierChemical
- CertificationResearch Use Only
- Molecular FormulaC19H24N6O5S2
- Molecular Weight480.56
- Scientific DescriptionCefepime is a semisynthetic, broad-spectrum, fourth-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity. Cefepime binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. PBPs are enzymes involved in the terminal stages of assembling the bacterial cell wall and in reshaping the cell wall during growth and division. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and causes cell lysis.
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