Tazobactam

Not to be confused with Teixobactin.
Tazobactam
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy
category
  • B
Routes of
administration
Intravenous
ATC code J01CG02 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
  • ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
CAS Number 89786-04-9 YesY
PubChem (CID) 123630
DrugBank DB01606 YesY
ChemSpider 110216 YesY
UNII SE10G96M8W YesY
KEGG D00660 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:9421 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL404 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.108.321
Chemical and physical data
Formula C10H12N4O5S
Molar mass 300.289 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Tazobactam is a pharmaceutical drug that inhibits the action of bacterial β-lactamases, especially those belonging to the SHV-1 and TEM groups. It is commonly used as its sodium salt, tazobactam sodium.

Tazobactam is combined with the extended spectrum β-lactam antibiotic piperacillin in the drug piperacillin/tazobactam, used in infections due Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Tazobactam broadens the spectrum of piperacillin by making it effective against organisms that express β-lactamase and would normally degrade piperacillin.[1]

Tazobactam is a heavily modified penicillin and a sulfone.

See also

References

  1. Yang Y, Rasmussen BA, Shlaes DM (1999). "Class A beta-lactamases—enzyme-inhibitor interactions and resistance". Pharmacol Ther. 83: 141–151. doi:10.1016/S0163-7258(99)00027-3.


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