Hetacillin

Hetacillin
Clinical data
Trade namesHetacin, Versapen
AHFS/Drugs.comVeterinary Use
Routes of
administration
Intramammary injection
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Identifiers
  • (2S,5R,6R)-6-[(4R)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-4-phenylimidazolidin-1-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.020.466 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H23N3O4S
Molar mass389.47 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C19H23N3O4S/c1-18(2)13(17(25)26)21-15(24)12(16(21)27-18)22-14(23)11(20-19(22,3)4)10-8-6-5-7-9-10/h5-9,11-13,16,20H,1-4H3,(H,25,26)/t11-,12-,13+,16-/m1/s1 ☒N
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Hetacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is part of the aminopenicillin family. It is a prodrug and has no antibacterial activity itself,[1] but quickly splits off acetone in the human body to form ampicillin,[2] which is active against a variety of bacteria.

  1. ^ "Hetacillin". Drugbank.
  2. ^ Sutherland R, Robinson OP (June 1967). "Laboratory and pharmacological studies in man with hetacillin and ampicillin". British Medical Journal. 2 (5555): 804–8. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5555.804. PMC 1843140. PMID 5182358.