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Clavulanic acid

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Clavulanic acid structure

Clavulanic acid 

structure
  • CAS No:

    58001-44-8

  • Formula:

    C8H9NO5

  • Chemical Name:

    Clavulanic acid

  • Synonyms:

    4-Oxa-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid,3-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-7-oxo-,(2R,3Z,5R)-;4-Oxa-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid,3-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-7-oxo-,[2R-(2α,3Z,5α)]-;(2R,3Z,5R)-3-(2-Hydroxyethylidene)-7-oxo-4-oxa-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid;Clavulanic acid;Antibiotic MM 14151;MM 14151;BRL 14151;Z-(3R,5R)-2-(β-Hydroxyethylidene)clavam-3-carboxylic acid

  • Categories:

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients  >  Antibiotics

Description

ChEBI: Antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces clavuligerus. It acts as a suicide inhibitor of bacterial beta-lactamase enzymes.

Clavulanic acid Basic Attributes

199.16

199.16

261-069-2

DTXSID2022830

2934995000

Characteristics

87.1

-1.5

white to off-white powder

1.7±0.1 g/cm3

117.5 - 118 °C

545.8±50.0 °C at 760 mmHg

283.9±30.1 °C

1.644

3.37e+02 g/L

Clavulanic acid Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

Method 1: Microbial synthesis, using soybean powder, glucose, starch or dextrin as raw materials, after fermentation. Method 2: Using 3-methylthiopropiolactam as the raw material, it is synthesized through the steps of alkylation and chlorination decarboxylation.

Uses

beta-lactamase inhibitor

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:199.16
XLogP3:-1.2
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:5
Rotatable Bond Count:2
Exact Mass:199.04807239
Monoisotopic Mass:199.04807239
Topological Polar Surface Area:87.1
Heavy Atom Count:14
Complexity:324
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count:2
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count:1
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Material

Drug Function and Efficacy

It has a β-lactam structure similar to penicillin and has only weak antibacterial activity itself, but it can inactivate enzymes produced by many bacteria by blocking the active site of β-lactamase. It is especially effective against clinically important plasmid-mediated β-lactamases (these enzymes are usually associated with changes in resistance to penicillins and cephalosporins).

This ingredient has been used in drugs with the following functions (note: it does not mean that the ingredient itself has the following health functions)

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