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                                                                Synonyms: BRL-1621 | BRL1621 | chloroxacillin | Methocillin S | Syntarpen® | Tegopen®
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                cloxacillin is an approved drug (FDA (1971)) 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Cloxacillin is a semisynthetic beta-lactamase resistant penicillin antibacterial [1-2]. It has less potent antibacterial activity than benzylpenicillin.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. US FDA (1971) | 
| 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.  | 
                                                        
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| (2S,5R,6R)-6-[[3-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-1,2-oxazole-4-carbonyl]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 | 
| 1533 | cloxacillin | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| BRL-1621 | BRL1621 | chloroxacillin | Methocillin S | Syntarpen® | Tegopen® | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| Specialist databases | |
                                                                        Antibiotic DB
                                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                        
                                                                             
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                                                                    Cloxacillin | 
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 61-72-3 (source: ChemIDplus) | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL891 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 720 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 434122186 | 
| PubChem CID | 6098 | 
| RCSB PDB Ligand | CXN | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | LQOLIRLGBULYKD-JKIFEVAISA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | LQOLIRLGBULYKD | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | cloxacillin | 
| Search PubMed titles | cloxacillin | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | cloxacillin | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | LQOLIRLGBULYKD-JKIFEVAISA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | LQOLIRLGBULYKD-JKIFEVAISA-N |