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Cefacetrile

Cefacetrile
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Clinical data
Trade namesCelospor, Celtol, Cristacef
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Intravenous, intramuscular, intramammary
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Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding23 to 38%
Elimination half-life1.2 hours
ExcretionRenal (72%)
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ECHA InfoCard100.030.449 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H13N3O6S
Molar mass339.32 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Cefacetrile (INN, also spelled cephacetrile) is a broad-spectrum first generation cephalosporin antibiotic effective in gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial infections. It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic.[1][2] Cefacetrile is marketed under the trade names Celospor, Celtol, and Cristacef,[3] and as Vetimast for the treatment of mammary infections in lactating cows.[2]

Synthesis

Cefacetrile synthesis: NL 6600586 (1966 to Ciba-Geigy).

It was made by reacting 7-ACA (7-aminocephalosporanic acid) with cyanoacetyl chloride in the presence of tributylamine.

References

  1. ^ "Cefacetrile Summary Report" (PDF). European Medicines Agency, Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products. 1998.
  2. ^ a b Haberfeld H, ed. (2007). Austria-Codex (in German) (2007/2008 ed.). Vienna: Österreichischer Apothekerverlag. ISBN 978-3-85200-183-8.
  3. ^ Horiuchi N, Oyakawa Y, Oka R, Fujiwara T (October 1980). "[Clinical evaluation of cephacetrile (Celtol) for respiratory infections (author's transl)]". The Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. 33 (10): 1145–55. PMID 7206219.
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