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Methicillin
INN: Meticillin
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
IV
ATC code
  • J01CF03 (WHO) QJ51CF03 (WHO)
Pharmacokinetic data
BioavailabilityNot orally absorbed
Metabolismhepatic, 20–40%
Elimination half-life25–60 minutes
Excretionrenal
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • (2S,5R,6R)-6-(2,6-dimethoxybenzamido)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
CAS Number
  • 61-32-5 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 6087
DrugBank
  • DB01603 checkY
ChemSpider
  • 5862 ☒N
UNII
  • Q91FH1328A
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL575 ☒N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID6023284 Edit this at Wikidata
ECHA InfoCard100.000.460 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H20N2O6S
Molar mass380.42 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
SMILES
  • OC(=O)[C@@H]2N3C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)c1c(OC)cccc1OC)[C@H]3SC2(C)C
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Methicillin (USAN), also known as meticillin (INN), is a narrow-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class.

Methicillin was discovered in 1960.[1]

  1. ^ Walker SR (2012). Trends and Changes in Drug Research and Development. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 109. ISBN 9789400926592.

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