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                                                                Synonyms: methampicillin | methylenampicillin | Micinovo® | Viderpen®
                                 
                                                         
                            Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Metampicillin is a penicillin belonging to the β-lactam class of antibacterial compounds. It is hydrolysed to ampicillin in the acidic conditions within the stomach [1].
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Is prodrug? | Yes | 
| Active form | ampicillin | 
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-6-[[(2R)-2-(methylideneamino)-2-phenylacetyl]amino]-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid | 
International Nonproprietary Names ![]()  | 
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| INN number | INN | 
| 2570 | metampicillin | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| methampicillin | methylenampicillin | Micinovo® | Viderpen® | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| Specialist databases | |
                                                                        Antibiotic DB
                                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                        
                                                                             
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                                                                    Metampicillin | 
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 6489-97-0 (source: Scifinder) | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:52060 | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1908324 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB13836 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 1718 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 473153862 | 
| PubChem CID | 6713928 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | FZECHKJQHUVANE-MCYUEQNJSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | FZECHKJQHUVANE | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | metampicillin | 
| Search PubMed titles | metampicillin | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | metampicillin | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | FZECHKJQHUVANE-MCYUEQNJSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | FZECHKJQHUVANE-MCYUEQNJSA-N |