Cefalotin

Cefalotin
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
	(6R,7R)-3-[(acetoxy)methyl]-8-oxo-7-[(2-thienylacetyl)amino]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
MedlinePlus	a682860
Pregnancy; category	AU: A; US: B (No risk in non-human studies); ;
Legal status	AU: S4 (Prescription only); UK: POM (Prescription only);
Routes of; administration	Intravenous
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	n/a
Protein binding	65 to 80%
Metabolism	Hepatic
Biological half-life	30 minutes to 1 hour
Excretion	Renal
Identifiers
CAS Number	153-61-7
ATC code	J01DB03 (WHO)
PubChem	CID: 6024
DrugBank	DB00456
ChemSpider	5802
UNII	R72LW146E6
KEGG	D07635
ChEBI	CHEBI:124991
ChEMBL	CHEMBL617
Chemical data
Formula	C16H16N2O6S2
Molecular mass	396.44 g/mol
	SMILES O=C2N1/C(=C(\CS[C@@H]1[C@@H]2NC(=O)Cc3sccc3)COC(=O)C)C(=O)O ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C16H16N2O6S2/c1-8(19)24-6-9-7-26-15-12(14(21)18(15)13(9)16(22)23)17-11(20)5-10-3-2-4-25-10/h2-4,12,15H,5-7H2,1H3,(H,17,20)(H,22,23)/t12-,15-/m1/s1 ; Key:XIURVHNZVLADCM-IUODEOHRSA-N ;
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Cefalotin (INN) /ˌsɛfəˈloʊtᵻn/ or cephalothin (USAN) /ˌsɛfəˈloʊθᵻn/ is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.^[1] It was the first cephalosporin marketed (1964) and continues to be widely used.^[2] It is an intravenously administered agent with a similar antimicrobial spectrum to cefazolin and the oral agent cefalexin. Cefalotin sodium is marketed as Keflin (Lilly) and under other trade names.^[3]

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