Corning® 100 g Ampicillin, Sodium Salt, Powder

Corning® 100 g Ampicillin, Sodium Salt, Powder

Ampicillin is a semi-synthetic penicillin. Antibiotics of the class penicillins are derivatives of 6-aminopenicillanic acid consisting of a ß-lactam ring linked to a thiazolidine ring and a side chain.

This nucleus is from the condensation of the amino acids L-cysteine and D-valine. The function of penicillins is to inhibit protein synthesis through activity associated with the ß-lactam ring. Spectra are dependent on the side chain of individual congeners. The ß-lactam blocks transpeptidation through association with the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs).