Wednesday, June 8, 2016

What is Cefmetazole?


CAS No.:56796-20-4
Synonyms: (6R-cis)-7-[[[(Cyanomethyl)thio]acetyl]amino]-7-methoxy-3-[[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thio]methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
Molecular formula:  C15H17N7O5S3 
Molecular weight:  471.54 
Cefmetazole is a semisynthetic cephamycin antibacterial with a ample spectrum of action adjoin both gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms. It has a top amount of ability in abounding types of infection and to date no astringent ancillary furnishings accept been noted.

Cefmetazole is a second-generation, semi-synthetic, beta-lactam cephalosporin antibacterial with antibacterial activity. Cefmetazole binds to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), transpeptidases that are amenable for crosslinking of peptidoglycan. By preventing crosslinking of peptidoglycan, corpuscle bank candor is absent and corpuscle bank amalgam is halted.

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