Ampicillin

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Ampicillin

Description of the Drug

Ampicillin is a penicillin derivative used for the treatment of a variety of infections caused by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria as well as some anaerobes.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00415

Brand Name(s)

Amcill, Amfipen, Ampicillin trihydrate, Ampilar, Britcin, Omnipen, Omnipen (ampicillin), Penbritin, Pfizerpen-a, Polycillin, Principen, Principen ‘125’, Principen ‘250’, Principen ‘500’, Totacillin, Vidopen

Company Owner(s)

Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc, Vitarine Pharmaceuticals Inc, Glaxosmithkline, Hq Specialty Pharma Corp, Watson Laboratories Inc, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Purepac Pharmaceutical Co, Ivax Pharmaceuticals Inc Sub Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Cosette Pharmaceuticals Inc, Antibiotice Sa

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Bacterial penicillin-binding protein PROTEIN FAMILY INHIBITOR CHEMBL2354204

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL3526
PharmGKB PA448419
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014559
DrugBank DB00415
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14827659 14802821
PubChem 6249 7048611
NMRShiftDB 60058692
LINCS LSM-5761
Nikkaji J4.515B
PDBe AIC
BindingDB 50350465
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID4022602
DrugCentral 198
Brenda 229160 229159 191 248643
ChemicalBook CB2247346
Guide to Pharmacology 10896
rxnorm AMPICILLIN AMPICILLIN TRIHYDRATE AMPICILLIN (ANHYDROUS) AMPICILLIN SODIUM
KEGG Ligand C06574
ChEBI 28971
ZINC ZINC000003830218