Description
Meropenem is an antibiotic of the carbapenem subclass that has a high affinity for cell wall-synthesizing enzymes.
MolecularFormula
C17H25N3O5S
Appearance
Crystalline powder
Solubility
Soluble in water (8 mg/ml at 25℃), 5% monobasic potassium phosphate solution, ethanol
BoilingPoint
~627.4℃ at 760 mmHg
OpticalActivity
α20D -19±2, c = 0.44 in water
IC50
Displacement of [14C]benzylpenicillin : IC50 = 3.3 ng/ml (Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15692); Binding of bocillin FL to PBP4 : IC50 = 8 ng/ml (Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 membranes); Binding of bocillin FL to PBP2 : IC50 = 8 ng/ml (Escherichia coli MC4100 membranes)
pKValue
pKa: 4.27, pKb: 8.31
PreparationUse
Antibiotic