Ertapenem sodium (L-749345) is a broad spectrum and long acting β-lactam antibiotic. Ertapenem sodium has a broad-spectrum anti-anaerobic activity against a variety of anaerobes with a mode MIC of 0.12 μg/mL. Ertapenem sodium can be used for the research of severe infections caused by bacteria in the skin, lungs, stomach, pelvis, and urinary tract.
| Description | Ertapenem sodium (L-749345) is a broad spectrum and long acting β-lactam antibiotic. Ertapenem sodium has a broad-spectrum anti-anaerobic activity against a variety of anaerobes with a mode MIC of 0.12 μg/mL. Ertapenem sodium can be used for the research of severe infections caused by bacteria in the skin, lungs, stomach, pelvis, and urinary tract. |
| In vitro | Ertapenem sodium (0-100 μg/mL approximately, 48 h) is active against 99.1% of all anaerobes with a mode MIC of 0.12 μg/mL and MIC90 of 1 μg/mL, and MIC’s ≥8 μg/mL for B.fragilis and B.vulgatus species, respectively. |
| In vivo | Ertapenem sodium (Subcutaneous injection, 0-10 mg/kg, 0-120 h after infection, S. aureus thigh tissue infection model) shows > 3 log10 CFU reduction of organism at 10 mg/kg, and maintains the activity with 3.3 and 4.4 log10 CFU eliminated at 2 mg/kg.Ertapenem sodium (Subcutaneous injection, 4h after infection, systemic infection model) is active against all gram-positive organisms, and is also active against gram-negative organisms tested with ED50s of |
| Synonyms | L-749345; MK-826 |
| CAS No. | 153773-82-1 |
| Chemical Formula | C22H24N3NaO7S |
| Molecular Weight | 497.5 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 2 years In solvent: -80°C for 1 year |
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