Penicillin G is a naturally occurring beta lactam antibiotic produced by the Penicillium fungus. Tested against both sensitive and resistant cells.
Potency: Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus, streptococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniae
Mechanism: Penicillin G Potassium works by inhibiting cell wall production in non-resistant cells by breaking the links between peptidogylocans and causing the production of cell wall damaging autolysins.
Features
- Synomyms: Benzylpenicillin sodium, American penicillin; Sodium benzylpenicillinate
- CAS#: 69-57-8
- Molecular Formula: C16H17N2NaO4S
- Molecular Weight: 356.37 g/mol
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