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Trade names | Takacillin, Varacillin |
Other names | KBT-1585 |
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Formula | C21H23N3O7S |
Molar mass | 461.49 g·mol−1 |
Lenampicillin is an antibiotic drug of the penicillin class. It is a produg of ampicillin; after oral administration of lenampicillin, ampicillin is rapidly formed.[1]
Lenampicillin inhibits bacterial penicillin binding proteins (transpeptidase) and is effective against a wide range of bacterial infections.[2]
Lenampicillin was developed in Japan and has been marketed there.[2]