Synonyms: Carbenicillin disodium salt; α-Carboxybenzylpenicillin disodium salt
Formula: C17H16N2Na2O6S
Formula Weight: 422.36
CAS No.: 4800-94-6
Storage Temperature: 2-8°C
Application: Used for selection of ampr transformed cells. Used to study the role of penicillin-sensitive transpeptidases in cell wall biosynthesis.
Analysis Note: Stable at 37 °C for 3 days
Biochem/physiol Actions: Carboxypenicillin antibiotic that inhibits bacterial cell-wall synthesis (peptidoglycan cross-linking) by inactivating transpeptidases on the inner surface of the bacterial cell membrane. Analog to ampicillin.
Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, Pseudomonas.