| Description | Amoxicillin is a moderate- spectrum, bacteriolytic, β-lactam antibiotic. Target: Antibacterial Amoxicillin is a moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic, β-lactam antibiotic in the aminopenicillin family used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms. It is usually the drug of choice within the class because it is better-absorbed, following oral administration, than other β-lactam antibiotics. Amoxicillin is susceptible to degradation by β-lactamase-producing bacteria, which are resistant to a narrow spectrum of β-lactam antibiotics, such as penicillin. For this reason, it is often combined with clavulanic acid, a β-lactamase inhibitor. This increases effectiveness by reducing its susceptibility to β-lactamase resistance | ||||||||||||||||
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| Molecular Weight | 365.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Formula | C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S | ||||||||||||||||
| CAS No. | 26787-78-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| SMILES | OC([C@@H]1N(C2=O)[C@]([C@@H]2NC([C@@H](C3=CC=C(O)C=C3)N)=O)([H])SC1(C)C)=O | ||||||||||||||||
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| Shipping | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere | ||||||||||||||||
| Solvent & Solubility | 10 mM in DMSO
* “<1 mg/mL” means slightly soluble or insoluble. “≥” means soluble, but saturation unknown. |
