Ampicillin
meets USP testing specifications
DOWNLOAD MSDS (PDF)Synonym:
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CAS Number 7177-48-2
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C16H19N3O4S · 3H2O
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Molecular Weight 403.45
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Beilstein Registry Number 5399534
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EC Number 200-709-7
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MDL number MFCD00072036
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PubChem Substance ID 24890564
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Properties
| Related Categories | A - K, Antibacterial, Antibiotics, Antibiotics A to Z, Antibiotics A-F, |
| mp | 198-200 °C (dec.)(lit.) |
| suitability | meets USP testing specifications |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
Description
Application
Used to select for ampicillin resistance in mutated and transformed cells.
Biochem/physiol Actions
A β-lactam antibiotic with an amino group side chain attached to the penicillin structure. Penicillin derivative that inhibits bacterial cell-wall synthesis (peptidoglycan cross-linking) by inactivating transpeptidases on the inner surface of the bacterial cell membrane. Bactericidal only to growing Escherichia coli . Mode of resistance: Cleavage of β-lactam ring of ampicillin by β-lactamase. Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
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