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Sigma-Aldrich

Pivmecillinam

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Amdinocillin pivoxil

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H33N3O5S
CAS Number:
32886-97-8
Molecular Weight:
439.57
EC Number:
251-276-6
MDL number:
MFCD00865080
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
PubChem Substance ID:
329825603
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D +215 to +245°, c = 1 in ethanol

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 5 mg/mL, clear (warmed)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC1(C)[C@H](C(OCOC(C(C)(C)C)=O)=O)N2C([C@](/N=C/N3CCCCCC3)([H])[C@@]2([H])S1)=O

InChI

1S/C21H33N3O5S/c1-20(2,3)19(27)29-13-28-18(26)15-21(4,5)30-17-14(16(25)24(15)17)22-12-23-10-8-6-7-9-11-23/h12,14-15,17H,6-11,13H2,1-5H3/b22-12+/t14-,15+,17-/m1/s1

InChI key

NPGNOVNWUSPMDP-UTEPHESZSA-N

Application

Pivmecillinam has been used to test its efficacy as a breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) targeting agent.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pivmecillinam is a β-lactam antibiotic and a pivaloyl-containing pro-drug. It belongs to the class of amidinopenicillin. Pivmecillinam is an oral anti-microbial agent that can be considered for treating E. coli urinary tract infection (UTI).
Pivmecillinam is a gram negative antibiotic, and inhibitor of penicillin-binding protein 2 (PBP2). Pivmecillinam has been shown to have synergistic effects with several antibiotics including novobiocin and rifampin in gram negative bacteria.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Beatrix S Traa et al.
International journal of epidemiology, 39 Suppl 1, i70-i74 (2010-04-02)
Ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and pivmecillinam are the antibiotics currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the treatment of dysentery in children; yet there have been no reviews of the clinical effectiveness of these antibiotics in recent years. We reviewed
Sven A Ferry et al.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 36(4), 296-301 (2004-06-17)
This prospective, multicentre, randomized, double-blind and placebo controlled study was performed to describe the natural course of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection (UTI). A total of 1143 women 18 y and above, consulting at 18 primary health care centres in
Mette Nørgaard et al.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica, 116(4), 278-283 (2008-04-10)
Few data exist on the risk of miscarriage after exposure to pivmecillinam. We therefore conducted a population-based case-control study in a Danish county with 0.5 million inhabitants during the period 1997-2002. We included 1,599 women with a miscarriage recorded in
Lindsay E Nicolle et al.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 39(8), 748-749 (2007-07-27)
Oral therapy options for pyelonephritis caused by ESBL producing E. coli are limited. We describe a woman with relapsing pyelonephritis due to a CTX-M ESBL E. coli who was cured with a prolonged course of pivmecillinam. This suggests pivmecillinam may
Birgit Stattin Norinder et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 50(4), 1528-1530 (2006-03-30)
Similar changes in the periurethral and vaginal microflora were observed in 19 women with recurrent urinary tract infection following treatment with norfloxacin (NOR) or pivmecillinam (PIV). Escherichia coli strains were suppressed by both treatments. Staphylococcus spp. and enterococci colony counts
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