Preferred Label : Phenethicillin Potassium;
NCIt definition : The potassium salt form of phenethicillin, a narrow-spectrum, beta-lactamase-sensitive
penicillin with antibacterial activity. Phenethicillin binds to and inactivates the
penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) located inside the bacterial cell wall. Inactivation
of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial
cell wall strength and rigidity. This interrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis and
results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall, eventually causing cell lysis.;
UNII : 70978WUK7C;
InChIKey : ORMNNUPLFAPCFD-DVLYDCSHSA-M;
CAS number : 132-93-4;
Chemical formula : C17H19N2O5S.K;
ChEBI ID : CHEBI:31987;
Origin ID : C84048;
UMLS CUI : C0520529;
Semantic type(s)
- Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- concept_is_in_subset
