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                                                                Synonyms: amdinocillin | Coactin® | FL 1060 | Selexidin®
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                mecillinam is an approved drug (FDA (1984), UK (1979)) 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Mecillinam (USAN:amdinocillin) is s a semisynthetic, β-lactam antibacterial of the amidinopenicillin class [3].
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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| Bioactivity Comments | 
| Mecillinam has antibacterial activity against Gram-negative species and in particular Enterobacteriaceae, with an IC50 for Escherichia coli in the range of of 0.016-0.1 μg/ml [3-4]. |