Cefquinome

Cefquinome
Clinical data
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Legal status
Legal status
  • US: Unscheduled Rx-only
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability87%
Protein binding<5%
Elimination half-life2½ hours
ExcretionRenal, unchanged
Identifiers
  • 1-[[(6R,7R)-7-[[(2Z)-(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)-(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-2-carboxy-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0-oct-2-en-3-yl]methyl]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolinium inner salt
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ECHA InfoCard100.217.154 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC23H24N6O5S2
Molar mass528.60 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C4[C@@H](NC(=O)C(=N\OC)/c1csc(N)n1)[C@H]5SC\C(C[n+]3cccc2CCCCc23)=C(/N45)C([O-])=O
  • InChI=1S/C23H24N6O5S2/c1-34-27-16(14-11-36-23(24)25-14)19(30)26-17-20(31)29-18(22(32)33)13(10-35-21(17)29)9-28-8-4-6-12-5-2-3-7-15(12)28/h4,6,8,11,17,21H,2-3,5,7,9-10H2,1H3,(H3-,24,25,26,30,32,33)/b27-16-/t17-,21-/m1/s1 checkY
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Cefquinome is a fourth-generation cephalosporin with pharmacological and antibacterial properties valuable in the treatment of coliform mastitis and other infections. It is only used in veterinary applications.