Cephalexin

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Cephalexin

Description of the Drug

Cephalexin is a first generation cephalosporin used to treat certain susceptible bacterial infections.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00567

Brand Name(s)

Keflet, Keflex

Company Owner(s)

Alkem Laboratories Ltd, Vitarine Pharmaceuticals Inc, Purepac Pharmaceutical Co, Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ivax Pharmaceuticals Inc Sub Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Apothecon Inc Div Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly And Co, Yung Shin Pharmaceutical Industrial Co Ltd, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd

Mechanism(s) Of Action

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

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL2961
PharmGKB PA448883
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014707
DrugBank DB00567
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14876054 14778344
PubChem 6560168 27447
Mcule MCULE-1022568448
NMRShiftDB 80020694
LINCS LSM-5957
Nikkaji J3.133J
BindingDB 50139896
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID9022780
DrugCentral 571
Brenda 1026 159775
ChemicalBook CB71270104 CB42622037
Guide to Pharmacology 4832
rxnorm KEFLEX CEPHALEXIN HYDROCHLORIDE CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE CEPHALEXIN CEPHALEXIN ANHYDROUS
KEGG Ligand C06895
ChEBI 3534
ZINC ZINC000003830500