Almecillin

Almecillin
Clinical data
Other names	[(Allylthio)methyl]penicillin
ATC code	None;
Identifiers
CAS Number	87-09-2;
PubChem CID	71365;
ChemSpider	64462;
UNII	6246WH0S1O;
ChEBI	CHEBI:51207;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2105909;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50236034 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C13H16N2O4S2
Molar mass	328.40 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC1(C)S[C@@H]2[C@H](NC(=O)CSCC=C)C(=O)N2[C@H]1C(=O)O;
	InChI InChI=1S/C13H18N2O4S2/c1-4-5-20-6-7(16)14-8-10(17)15-9(12(18)19)13(2,3)21-11(8)15/h4,8-9,11H,1,5-6H2,2-3H3,(H,14,16)(H,18,19)/t8-,9+,11-/m1/s1; Key:QULKGELYPOJSLP-WCABBAIRSA-N;

Almecillin (INN),^[1] also known as penicillin O, is a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G. It is obtained by isolation from Penicillium chrysogenum.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Recommended International Nonproprietary Names: List 40" (PDF). World Health Organization. p. 170.
^ "Penicillin O". ChEBI. EMBL-EBI. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ Levitov MM, Inozemtseva II, Gotovtseva VA, Komokina ZF, Iudina OD, Kleiner GI, Ioffe RI, Nagle AM (November 1961). "[Production and basic properties of almecillin (allylmercaptomethylpenicillin)]". Meditsinskaia Promyshlennost' SSSR (in Russian). 11: 12–19. PMID 14464705.