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                                                                Synonyms: Oracillin® | PC Pen VK® | Pen-V® | penicillin V | Penicillin VK | PNV
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                phenoxymethylpenicillin is an approved drug (FDA (1958), UK (1998)) 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Natural product
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Phenoxymethylpenicillin is a β-lactam, natural penicillin antibacterial. It has broad-spectrum activity against Gram-positive aerobes, limited activity against Gram-negative organisms, and is not generally used against anaerobes.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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| Bioactivity Comments | 
| MIC90 for antimicrobial activity against multiple drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F is 4 μg/ml in vitro [1]. |