Desacetylcephapirin sodium

Description: Desacetyl cefapirin is an active metabolite of the cephalosporin antibiotic cefapirin .1 Desacetyl cefapirin is active against E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis, and S. aureus with MIC values of 120, 24, 34, and 0.42 µg/ml, respectively. Target: Others. Smiles: [Na].[H][C@]12SCC(CO)=C(N1C(=O)[C@H]2NC(=O)CSc1ccncc1)C(O)=O , c:6, . References: Jones, R.N., and Packer, R.R. Cefotaxime, cephalothin, and cephapirin: Antimicrobial activity and synergy studies of cephalosporins with significant in vivo desacetyl metabolite concentrations. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2(1), 65-68 (1984).