Phenoxymethylpenicillin
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin | |
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| Salts [] | |
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| Sodium Phenoxymethylpenicillin | |
| Potassium Phenoxymethylpenicillin | |
| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Physical properties [] | |
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| Molecular mass | 350.4 g/mol [1] |
| Appearance | white, crystalline powder [1] |
| Odor | Odorless [1] |
| Melting point | 248 to 262 °F (Decomposes) (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 55 °F (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Predicted LogP | 2.1 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C16H18N2O5S [1] |
| IUPAC name | (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-[(2-phenoxyacetyl)amino]-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid [1] |
| SMILES | CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)COC3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)O)C [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C16H18N2O5S/c1-16(2)12(15(21)22)18-13(20)11(14(18)24-16)17-10(19)8-23-9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7,11-12,14H,8H2,1-2H3,(H,17,19)(H,21,22)/t11-,12+,14-/m1/s1 [1] |
| InChIKey | BPLBGHOLXOTWMN-MBNYWOFBSA-N [1] |
| Pharmacokinetics[] | |
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| Elimination half-life | 30 – 60 min |
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (also known as Penicillin V, Phenoxymethylpenicillin, Oracillin, Vebecillin, Penicillin phenoxymethyl, Phenopenicillin, Distaquaine V, Meropenin, Phenomycilline or V-Cillin) is a antibiotic substance of the amino acid class.
Chemistry
Stereochemistry []
Phenoxymethylpenicillin is a absolute mixture.
Pharmacology
ATC Classification
In the antiinfectives for systemic use (J) phenoxymethylpenicillin actsMetabolism
Subjective effects []
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Legal status []
- United States: Phenoxymethylpenicillin is a prescription only substance.
See also []
External links []
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Wikipedia)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Wikidata)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (DrugBank)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (PubChem)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Common Chemistry)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (HMDB)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (KEGG)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (UNII)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (EPA DSSTox)
References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 6869, Penicillin V. Accessed April 24, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6869
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Phenoxymethylpenicillin. UNII: Z61I075U2W. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed April 24, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/Z61I075U2W