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Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
 
Human health Low alert
Warning: Significant data are missing
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
A broad-spectrum drug used to treat Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial infections
Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to one or more of the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)
Molecular targets
[Penicillin-binding protein 1b, antagonist], [Penicillin-binding protein 2a, antagonist], [Penicillin-binding protein 3, antagonist ], [Penicillin-binding protein 1A, antagonistic action], [Penicillin-binding protein 2B, antagonist]
CAS RN
63527-52-6
EC number
264-299-1
CIPAC number
-
US EPA chemical code
-
PubChem CID
-
ATCvet Code
QJ01DD01
Therapeutic Class
Antiinfectives for systemic use: Antibacterials for systemic use
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242