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                                                                Synonyms: MK-191 | Pondocillin®
                                 
                                                         
                            Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Pivampicillin is a pivaloyloxymethyl ester and prodrug of the β-lactam antibacterial compound ampicillin [1]. It has improved oral bioavailability compared to ampicillin and is rapidly hydrolysed to the active form following absorption from the gastrointestinal tract [3].
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Is prodrug? | Yes | 
| Active form | ampicillin | 
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| 2,2-dimethylpropanoyloxymethyl (2S,5R,6R)-6-[[(2R)-2-amino-2-phenylacetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate | 
International Nonproprietary Names ![]()  | 
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| INN number | INN | 
| 2864 | pivampicillin | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| MK-191 | Pondocillin® | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| Specialist databases | |
                                                                        Antibiotic DB
                                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                        
                                                                             
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                                                                    Pivampicillin | 
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 33817-20-8 (source: Scifinder) | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:8255 | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL3182343 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB01604 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 2218 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 485206041 | 
| PubChem CID | 33478 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | ZEMIJUDPLILVNQ-ZXFNITATSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | ZEMIJUDPLILVNQ | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | pivampicillin | 
| Search PubMed titles | pivampicillin | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | pivampicillin | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | ZEMIJUDPLILVNQ-ZXFNITATSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | ZEMIJUDPLILVNQ-ZXFNITATSA-N |