Structured Summary
Abstract
One of the PENICILLINS which is resistant to PENICILLINASE but susceptible to a penicillin-binding protein. It is inactivated by gastric acid so administered by injection.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C17H20N2O6S
- Molecular Weight
- 380.4 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 61-32-5
- IUPAC Name
- (2S,5R,6R)-6-[(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)amino]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
- InChIKey
- RJQXTJLFIWVMTO-TYNCELHUSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)C3=C(C=CC=C3OC)OC)C(=O)O)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D008712
- Source
- PubChem CID 6087
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Synonyms
8 entry terms
- Meticillin
- Penicillin, Dimethoxyphenyl
- Dimethoxyphenyl Penicillin
- Methicillin Hydrate, Monosodium Salt
- Methicillin Monohydrate, Monosodium Salt
- Methicillin Sodium
- Metin
- Staphcillin
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Methicillin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008712. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008712
- Methicillin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin
- Methicillin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409262
- Methicillin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6087. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6087