Description
Derivative of an antimicrobial acid produced by certain strains of Penicillium notatum or related moulds. Used in the treatment of a variety of infections due to susceptible organisms, including wound infections, abscesses, boils, diphtheria, acute tonsillitis etc. Has bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal actions against most Gram-positive bacteria and Gram-negative cocci. thought to act by inhibiting transpeptidase, the enzyme responsible for the cross-linking of peptidoglycan during the final stages of synthesis of the bacterial cell wall