Description: Ampicillin Sodium is the sodium salt form of ampicillin, a broad-spectrum semisynthetic derivative of aminopenicillin. Ampicillin sodium (Domicillin) inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin binding proteins, thereby inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis, a critical component of the bacterial cell wall.
CAS Number: 69-52-3
Formula: C16H18N3NaO4S
Molecular Weight: 371,39
References: Sutcliffe JG, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1978, 75(8), 3737-3741.