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Synonyms: aminobenzylpenicillin | KS-R1 | Penbritin® | Polycillin | Principen®
ampicillin is an approved drug (FDA (1965))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Ampicillin is a broad-spectrum, semi-synthetic, β-lactam penicillin class antibacterial. It is resistant to hydrolysis by a variety of β-lactamases, so can be to treat a diverse range of infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative infections.
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Classification ![]() |
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic |
| Approved drug? | Yes. US FDA (1965) |
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. |
| Prodrug | hetacillin, metampicillin, talampicillin, sultamicillin, bacampicillin, pivampicillin |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
| (2S,5R,6R)-6-[[(2R)-2-amino-2-phenylacetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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| INN number | INN |
| 1339 | ampicillin |
Synonyms ![]() |
| aminobenzylpenicillin | KS-R1 | Penbritin® | Polycillin | Principen® |
Database Links ![]() |
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| Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB
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Ampicillin |
| Other databases | |
| BindingDB Ligand | 50350465 |
| CAS Registry No. | 69-52-3 (source: WHO INN record) |
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL174 |
| DrugBank Ligand | DB00415 |
| DrugCentral Ligand | 198 |
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 405560337 |
| PubChem CID | 6249 |
| RCSB PDB Ligand | AIC |
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | AVKUERGKIZMTKX-NJBDSQKTSA-N |
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | AVKUERGKIZMTKX |
| Search PubMed clinical trials | ampicillin |
| Search PubMed titles | ampicillin |
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | ampicillin |
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | AVKUERGKIZMTKX-NJBDSQKTSA-N |
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | AVKUERGKIZMTKX-NJBDSQKTSA-N |
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Ampicillin (links to external site)
Cat. No. HY-B0522
Ampicillin (Standard) (links to external site)
Cat. No. HY-B0522R |