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Synonyms: penicillin G sodium | penicillin-G potassium
penicillin G is an approved drug (FDA (1947))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Penicillin G (benzylpenicillin) is a narrow spectrum penicillin antibacterial.
Penicillin G is is one of the access group antibacterials on the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines (link provided in the Classification table under the Summary tab). |
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Classification ![]() |
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic |
| Approved drug? | Yes. US FDA (1947) |
| 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. |
| Prodrug | penamecillin |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
| (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-(2-phenylacetamido)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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| INN number | INN |
| 221 | benethamine penicillin |
| 203 | benzathine benzylpenicillin |
| 58 | benzylpenicillin |
| 827 | clemizole penicillin |
| 736 | phenyracillin |
Synonyms ![]() |
| penicillin G sodium | penicillin-G potassium |
Database Links ![]() |
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| Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB
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Penicillin G |
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 61-33-6 (source: Scifinder) |
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL29 |
| DrugBank Ligand | DB01053 |
| DrugCentral Ligand | 2082 |
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178101498 |
| Immunopaedia Search | penicillin |
| PubChem CID | 5904 |
| RCSB PDB Ligand | PNN |
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | JGSARLDLIJGVTE-MBNYWOFBSA-N |
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | JGSARLDLIJGVTE |
| Search PubMed clinical trials | phenyracillin |
| Search PubMed titles | phenyracillin |
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | phenyracillin |
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | JGSARLDLIJGVTE-MBNYWOFBSA-N |
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | JGSARLDLIJGVTE-MBNYWOFBSA-N |
| Wikipedia | Penicillin_G |