AMPICILLIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ampicillin mean? 

• AMPICILLIN (noun)
  The noun AMPICILLIN has 1 sense:

1. semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)

  Familiarity information: AMPICILLIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPICILLIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ampicillin; Polycillin; Principen; SK-Ampicillin

Hypernyms ("ampicillin" is a kind of...):

penicillin (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)

 Context examples 

Ampicillin binds to inactivated penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.

(Hetacillin, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is oxidase negative, fermentative, susceptible to ampicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, cefepime, ofloxacin, gentamicin, carbenicillin, and amikacin but resistant to cephalothin, penicillin G, and vancomycin.

(Ewingella americana, NCI Thesaurus)

Brobactam potentiates the antibacterial activity of ampicillin against a wide range of clinically important bacterial strains which produce beta-lactamase.

(Brobactam, NCI Thesaurus)

Ampicillin binds to and inactivated penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall, thereby preventing the cross-linkage of peptidoglycans, which are critical components of the bacterial cell wall.

(Hetacillin Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

A semisynthetic, orally active pivalate ester of ampicillin with antibacterial activity.

(Pivampicillin, NCI Thesaurus)

The pamoate salt form of a semisynthetic, orally active pivalate ester of ampicillin with antibacterial activity.

(Pivampicillin Pamoate, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of a semisynthetic, orally active pivalate ester of ampicillin with antibacterial activity.

(Pivampicillin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt of bacampicillin, a prodrug of ampicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic, beta-lactam aminopenicillin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.

(Bacampicillin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Bacampicillin is hydrolyzed in vivo by esterases to its active metabolite ampicillin.

(Bacampicillin, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination formulation of the sodium salts of the antibiotic ampicillin and the beta-lactamase inhibitor sulbactam with antibacterial activity.

(Ampicillin Sodium/Sulbactam Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)