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Alternate Names: Cefapirine, Cefapirinum, CEPR, Metricure (TN), Ambrocef, Cefatrex
CAS No: 21593-23-7
PubChem CID: 30699
Mol Formula: C17H17N3O6S2
Mol Weight: 423.5 g/mol
IUPAC Name: (6R,7R)-3-[(Acetyloxy)methyl]-8-oxo-7-[(4-pyridinylthio)acetyl]amino]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
Drug Class: Cephalosporins
Commercial / Development Status: Commercial APIs
Source / Manufacturing Origin: Semi-synthetic APIs
API Description: Cephapirin is a cephalosporin with acetoxymethyl and 2(pyridin-4-ylsulfanyl)acetamido substituents at positions 3 and 7, respectively, of the cephem skeleton. It is used (as its sodium salt) as an antibiotic, being effective against gram-negative and gram-positive organisms. It has a role as an antibacterial drug. It is a conjugate acid of a cephapirin(1-).
