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C4895

Cephalexin hydrate

first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H17N3O4S · xH2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
347.39 (anhydrous basis)
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
51282503
NACRES:
NA.85
EC Number:
239-773-6
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
965503

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Quality Level

form

powder

pKa 

7.3, 5.2

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

S1C2N(C(=C(C1)C)C(=O)O)C(=O)[C@H]2NC(=O)[C@H](N)c3ccccc3.O

InChI

1S/C16H17N3O4S.H2O/c1-8-7-24-15-11(14(21)19(15)12(8)16(22)23)18-13(20)10(17)9-5-3-2-4-6-9;/h2-6,10-11,15H,7,17H2,1H3,(H,18,20)(H,22,23);1H2/t10-,11-,15?;/m1./s1

InChI key

AVGYWQBCYZHHPN-FNOHQHCYSA-N

General description

Chemical structure: β-lactam

Application

Cephalexin is a cephalosporin antibiotic used to study the effect of expression, binding, and inhibition of PBP3 and other penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) on bacterial cell wall mucopeptide synthesis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cephalexin disrupts the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of bacterial cell walls which is responsible for cell wall structural integrity. Peptidoglycan synthesis is facilitated by transpeptidases known as penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). PBPs bind to the D-Ala-D-Ala at the end of muropeptides (peptidoglycan precursors) to crosslink the peptidoglycan. Cephalexin antibiotics mimic the D-Ala-D-Ala site, thereby competitively inhibiting PBP crosslinking of peptidoglycan.

Other Notes

Storage of this product should be in airtight containers and protected from light.

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mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

form

powder

form

powder

form

powder or crystals

form

powder

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

pKa 

5.2

pKa 

-

pKa 

-

pKa 

-


pictograms

Health hazard

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Alexander Perniss et al.
Scientific reports, 8(1), 5681-5681 (2018-04-11)
Several species of the Gram-negative genus Bordetella are the cause of respiratory infections in mammals and birds, including whooping cough (pertussis) in humans. Very recently, a novel atypical species, Bordetella pseudohinzii, was isolated from laboratory mice. These mice presented no
William T Gray et al.
Cell, 177(6), 1632-1648 (2019-06-01)
The scaling of organelles with cell size is thought to be exclusive to eukaryotes. Here, we demonstrate that similar scaling relationships hold for the bacterial nucleoid. Despite the absence of a nuclear membrane, nucleoid size strongly correlates with cell size
Hiroshi Kodaira et al.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 339(3), 935-944 (2011-09-22)
This study investigated the impact of the active efflux mediated by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and breast cancer resistance protein (Bcrp) at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) on the predictability of the unbound brain concentration (C(u,brain)) by the concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid



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SKUGTIN
C4895-10G04061835512287
C4895-5G04061835543427
C4895-25G04061835543410

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  1. What solvent should I use to dissolve item C4895, Cephalexin hydrate?

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    1. Cephalexin hydrate (C4895) is soluble in DMSO and methanol.

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  2. how many are in the bottles

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    1. This product is supplied in powder form and is currently available in 5 gram, 10 gram, and 25 gram pack sizes. This product is intended for research use only and is unsuitable for human or veterinary use.

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