Structured Summary
Abstract
A semisynthetic cephamycin antibiotic resistant to beta-lactamase.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C16H17N3O7S2
- Molecular Weight
- 427.5 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 35607-66-0
- IUPAC Name
- (6R,7S)-3-(carbamoyloxymethyl)-7-methoxy-8-oxo-7-[(2-thiophen-2-ylacetyl)amino]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
- InChIKey
- WZOZEZRFJCJXNZ-ZBFHGGJFSA-N
- SMILES
- CO[C@@]1([C@@H]2N(C1=O)C(=C(CS2)COC(=O)N)C(=O)O)NC(=O)CC3=CC=CS3
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002440
- Source
- PubChem CID 441199
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
8 entry terms
- Cefoxitin Sodium
- MK-306
- Mefoxin
- Mefoxitin
- Méfoxin
- MK 306
- MK306
- Sodium, Cefoxitin
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
80(75); was see under CEPHALOSPORINS 1975-79
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Previous Indexing
- Carbamates (1974)
- Cephalosporins (1974)
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NLM Classification
QV 350.5.C3
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Cefoxitin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002440. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002440
- Cefoxitin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cefoxitin
- Cefoxitin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2353907
- Cefoxitin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 441199. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441199