Cefotaxime sodium salt
SIGMA/C7912 - potency: 916-964 μg per mg
Synonym: Cefotaxime; Cefotaxim sodium salt
CAS Number: 64485-93-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C16H16N5NaO7S2
Molecular Weight: 477.45
EC Number: 264-915-9
MDL Number: MFCD00079073
Linear Formula: C16H16N5NaO7S2
Product Type: Chemical
| antibiotic activity spectrum | Gram-negative bacteria |
| Gram-positive bacteria | |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C16H17N5O7S2.Na/c1-6(2 |
| InChI key | AZZMGZXNTDTSME-JUZDKLSSSA |
| mode of action | cell wall synthesis | interferes |
| potency | 916-964 μg per mg |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Na+].[H][C@]12SCC(COC(C) |
| solubility | H2O: 50 mg/mL |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| Application: | Cefotaxim has been used to find new residues involved in cefotaxime hydrolysis in CTX-M β-lactamases, to study antibiotic-susceptible and -resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, and to study pneumococcal pneumonia and the pharmokinetics of various treatments. It may be used to study the effects of binding and inhibition of penicillin binding protein 2 (PBP2) on bacterial mucopeptide synthesis. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Cefotaxim inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) which inhibits the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis in bacterial cell walls. As a result, bacteria lyse due to cell wall autolytic enzymes. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Mode of Action: Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis. |
| General description: | Chemical structure: ß-lactam |
| Other Notes: | Broad spectrum third generation cephalosporin antibiotic. |
| Other Notes: | Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. |
| Symbol | GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H317 - H334 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P280 - P342 + P311 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 42/43 |
| Safety Statements | 22-36/37 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 51284136 |


