Penicillin V

• UNSPSC Description:

  Penicillin V (Phenoxymethylpenicillin) is a potent and orally active antibiotic. Penicillin V shows antibacterial activity for Streptococci, Clostridium difficile and staphylococcus aureus. Penicillin V has the potential for the research of otitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis and tonsillitis[1][2][3][4].

• Target Antigen:

  Antibiotic; Bacterial

• Type:

  Reference compound

• Related Pathways:

  Anti-infection

• Applications:

  COVID-19-immunoregulation

• Field of Research:

  Infection

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/penicillin-v.html

• Solubility:

  10 mM in DMSO

• Smiles:

  O=C([C@@H](C(C)(C)S[C@]1([H])[C@@H]2NC(COC3=CC=CC=C3)=O)N1C2=O)O

• Molecular Weight:

  350.39

• References & Citations:

  [1]Sabath LD. Et, al. Phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V) and phenethicillin. Med Clin North Am. 1970 Sep;54(5):1101-11.|[2]Kamme C, et, al. In vitro effect on group A streptococci of loracarbef versus cefadroxil, cefaclor and penicillin V. Scand J Infect Dis. 1993;25(1):37-42.|[3]Norén T, et, al. In vitro susceptibility to 17 antimicrobials of clinical Clostridium difficile isolates collected in 1993-2007 in Sweden. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 Aug;16(8):1104-10.|[4]Overbosch D, et, al. Comparative pharmacodynamics and clinical pharmacokinetics of phenoxymethylpenicillin and pheneticillin. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1985 May;19(5):657-68.|[5]Hermansson A, et, al. Prevention of experimental acute otitis media with penicillin V. Acta Otolaryngol. Jan-Feb 1990;109(1-2):119-23.|[6]Timm A, et al. Photolysis of four β‑lactam antibiotics under simulated environmental conditions: Degradation, transformation products and antibacterial activity. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Feb 15;651(Pt 1):1605-1612.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• Clinical Information:

  Launched

• CAS Number:

  87-08-1