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Biapenem is a carbapenem antibiotic indicated in the treatment of bacterial infections. It is a carbapenem antibiotic with a methyl group on the 1-beta position, which gives it stability against degradation by dehydropeptidase I.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed · 1 reference
Biapenem is a carbapenem antibiotic, which act by perturbing bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to and inactivating penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs).
- Formula / weight
- C15H18N4O4S · 350.39 g/mol (avg)
- Code names
- CL-186815 · L-627 · LJC-10627
Resolves to
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Which other approved drugs treat the same conditions as Biapenem, and which companies have late-stage candidates in those indications?