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                                                                Synonyms: BRL-2064 | BRL2064 | carboxybenzylpenicillin | CBPC | CP 15639-2 | CP-156392 | Pyopen®
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                carbenicillin is an approved drug 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Carbenicillin is a broad-spectrum, semi-synthetic carboxypenicillin antibacterial.  It has Gram-negative activity, including against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but  has limited Gram-positive coverage. It is sensitive to β-lactamase degradation.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. | 
| Prodrug | carindacillin, carfecillin | 
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| (2S,5R,6R)-6-[(2-carboxy-2-phenylacetyl)amino]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid | 
International Nonproprietary Names ![]()  | 
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| INN number | INN | 
| 2516 | carbenicillin | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| BRL-2064 | BRL2064 | carboxybenzylpenicillin | CBPC | CP 15639-2 | CP-156392 | Pyopen® | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| Specialist databases | |
                                                                        Antibiotic DB
                                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                        
                                                                             
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                                                                    Carbenicillin | 
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 4697-36-3 (source: PubChem) | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1214 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 492 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 405560209 | 
| PubChem CID | 20824 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | FPPNZSSZRUTDAP-UWFZAAFLSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | FPPNZSSZRUTDAP | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | carbenicillin | 
| Search PubMed titles | carbenicillin | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | carbenicillin | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | FPPNZSSZRUTDAP-UWFZAAFLSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | FPPNZSSZRUTDAP-UWFZAAFLSA-N |