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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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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Natural product | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. UK MHRA (1998) | US FDA (1958) | 
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines.  | 
                                                        
International Nonproprietary Names ![]()  | 
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| INN number | INN | 
| 518 | phenoxymethylpenicillin | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| Oracillin® | PC Pen VK® | Pen-V® | penicillin V | Penicillin VK | PNV | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| Specialist databases | |
                                                                        Antibiotic DB
                                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                        
                                                                             
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                                                                    Penicillin V | 
| Other databases | |
| BindingDB Ligand | 50370584 | 
| CAS Registry No. | 87-08-1 (source: WHO INN record) | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL615 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB00417 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 2083 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 405560361 | 
| PubChem CID | 6869 | 
| RCSB PDB Ligand | PNV | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | BPLBGHOLXOTWMN-MBNYWOFBSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | BPLBGHOLXOTWMN | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | phenoxymethylpenicillin | 
| Search PubMed titles | phenoxymethylpenicillin | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | phenoxymethylpenicillin | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | BPLBGHOLXOTWMN-MBNYWOFBSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | BPLBGHOLXOTWMN-MBNYWOFBSA-N |