Cephaloridine

Cephaloridine

Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATC code	J01DB02 (WHO)
Pharmacokinetic data
Excretion	Renal
Identifiers
IUPAC name (6R,7R)-8-oxo-3-(pyridin-1-ium-1-ylmethyl)- 7-[(2-thiophen-2-ylacetyl)amino]-5-thia-1- azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate
CAS Number	50-59-9
PubChem CID	5773
DrugBank	DB09008 Y
ChemSpider	5569 Y
UNII	LVZ1VC61HB
KEGG	D01075 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL316157 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9022782
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.048
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C19H17N3O4S2
Molar mass	415.48 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C2N1/C(=C(\CS[C@@H]1[C@@H]2NC(=O)Cc3sccc3)C[n+]4ccccc4)C([O-])=O
InChI InChI=1S/C19H17N3O4S2/c23-14(9-13-5-4-8-27-13)20-15-17(24)22-16(19(25)26)12(11-28-18(15)22)10-21-6-2-1-3-7-21/h1-8,15,18H,9-11H2,(H-,20,23,25,26)/t15-,18-/m1/s1 Y Key:CZTQZXZIADLWOZ-CRAIPNDOSA-N Y
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Cephaloridine (or cefaloridine) is a first-generation semisynthetic derivative of antibiotic cephalosporin C. It is a Beta lactam antibiotic, like penicillin. Its chemical structure contains cephems,carboxyl groups and a pyridinium ring.

Cephaloridine is mainly used in veterinary practice. It is unique among cephalosporins in that it exists as a zwitterion.^{[not verified in body]}