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Cefotaxime, 98%
Cefotaxime, CAS # 63527-52-6, is a beta-lactam antibiotic that has activity against gram-negative and positive bacteria
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Catalog number FSA455270050
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Quantity:
5 g
Specifications
Chemical Name or MaterialCefotaxime
TypeCefotaxime
CAS63527-52-6
Health Hazard 1Danger
Health Hazard 2GHS H Statement Causes skin irritation. Causes serious eye irritation. May cause respiratory irritation. May cause an allergic skin reaction. May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled.
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General Description
- Cefotaxime, is an antibiotic with broad-spectrum activity against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria
- It has been shown to have a high frequency of resistance mechanisms against strains such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Applications
- L Cefotaxime has broad spectrum antibacterial activity
- It binds to the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), resulting in inhibition of the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis in bacterial cell walls
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Kern, W V., et al. Oral versus intravenous empirical antimicrobial therapy for fever in patients with granulocytopenia who are receiving cancer chemotherapy. The New England journal of medicine. 1999, 341(5), 312-8.