Tazobactam

Tazobactam
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs	International Drug Names
License data	EUEMA:by INN;
Pregnancy; category	B;
Routes of; administration	Intravenous
ATC code	J01CG02(WHO);
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (2S,3S,5R)-3-Methyl-7-oxo-3-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid 4,4-dioxide;
CAS Number	89786-04-9;
PubChemCID	123630;
DrugBank	DB01606;
ChemSpider	110216;
UNII	SE10G96M8W;
KEGG	D00660;
ChEBI	CHEBI:9421;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL404;
CompTox Dashboard(EPA)	DTXSID8023634;
ECHA InfoCard	100.108.321
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C10H12N4O5S
Molar mass	300.29g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=S2(=O)[C@]([C@@H](N1C(=O)C[C@H]12)C(=O)O)(Cn3nncc3)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H12N4O5S/c1-10(5-13-3-2-11-12-13)8(9(16)17)14-6(15)4-7(14)20(10,18)19/h2-3,7-8H,4-5H2,1H3,(H,16,17)/t7-,8+,10+/m1/s1; Key:LPQZKKCYTLCDGQ-WEDXCCLWSA-N;
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Tazobactamis apharmaceutical drugthatinhibitsthe action of bacterialβ-lactamases,especially those belonging to theSHV-1andTEMgroups. It is commonly used as its sodiumsalt,tazobactam sodium.

Tazobactam is combined with theextended spectrum β-lactam antibiotic piperacillinin the drugpiperacillin/tazobactam,used in infections due toPseudomonas aeruginosa.Tazobactam broadens the spectrum of piperacillin by making it effective against organisms that expressβ-lactamaseand would normally degrade piperacillin.^[1]

Tazobactam was patented in 1982 and came into medical use in 1992.^[2]

References[edit]

^Yang Y, Rasmussen BA, Shlaes DM (August 1999). "Class A beta-lactamases--enzyme-inhibitor interactions and resistance".Pharmacology & Therapeutics.83(2): 141–151.doi:10.1016/S0163-7258(99)00027-3.PMID 10511459.
^Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006).Analogue-based Drug Discovery.John Wiley & Sons. p. 490.ISBN 9783527607495.

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