(Cefalothin; Sodium Cephalothin; 7-(2-Thienylacetamido)cephalosporanic acid sodium salt; (6R,7R)-3-Acetoxymethyl-8-oxo-7-(2-thiophen-2-yl-acetylamino)-5-thia-1-aza-bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate sodium)
CAS Number: | 58-71-9 |
Chemical Formula: | C16H15N2O6S2Na |
Molecular Weight: | 418.41 g/mol |
Cephalothin sodium is a first generation cephalosporin antibiotic and is freely soluble in aqueous solution (50 mg/mL).
Cephalothin is commonly used in clinical in vitro microbiological antimicrobial susceptibility tests (panels, discs, and MIC strips) against gram negative microbial isolates.
Appearance: Crystalline
Melting Point: 240-208 °C (dec)
Store 0-5°C
Laboratory research only.
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Microorganism | Working Concentration (μg/ml) |
Citrobacter freundii | 8 - 2048 |
Enterobacter cloacae | 16 - 2048 |
Enterococcus faecalis | 16 - ? |
Escherichia coli | 1 - 256 |
Helicobacter pylori | 0.025 - 0.4 |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 8 - 2048 |
Klebsiella pneumonia | 8 - 23.9 |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 4 - 8 |
Morganella morganii | 2048 - ? |
Proteus mirabilis | 23.9 - ? |
Proteus vulgaris | 512 - ? |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 23.9 - 2048 |
Salmonella Typhi | 23.9 - ? |
Serratia marcescens | 512 - 2048 |
Shigella dysenteriae | 239 - ? |
Staphylococcus aureus | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus auricularis | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus capitis | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus hominis | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus intermedius | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus pyogenes | 0.25 - ? |
Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus simulans | 0.25 - 32 |
Staphylococcus warneri | 0.25 - 32 |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 23.9 - ? |
Xylella fastidiosa | 8 -16 |
Alfa Aesar | J65607-03 |
Alfa Aesar | J65607-06 |
US Pharmacopeia | 1102000 |