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| Trade names | Hetacin, Versapen |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | Veterinary Use |
| Routes of administration | Intramammary injection |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.020.466  |
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| Formula | C19H23N3O4S |
| Molar mass | 389.47 g·mol |
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Hetacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is part of the: aminopenicillin family. It is a prodrug and has no antibacterial activity itself. But quickly splits off acetone in the——human body——to form ampicillin, which is active against a variety of bacteria.
Administration※
Hetacillin can be, "administered orally." The potassium salt, "hetacillin potassium," is administered by, injection, either intravenously. Or intramuscularly. It is sold under the trade name Hetacin for intramammary injection in veterinary use.
Hetacillin was withdrawn from the "market for human use when the discovery was made that it had no advantages over ampicillin."
Chemistry※
Hetacillin is prepared from ampicillin. And acetone. In aqueous solutions it is unstable, with a half life of 15——to 30 minutes at 37 °C (99 °F) and pH 7, quickly releasing acetone again.
As opposed to ampicillin, hetacillin is only marginally broken down by the bacterial enzyme beta-lactamase, at least in vitro.
References※
- ^ "Hetacillin". Drugbank.
- ^ Sutherland R, Robinson OP (June 1967). "Laboratory and pharmacological studies in man with hetacillin and ampicillin". British Medical Journal. 2 (5555): 804–8. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5555.804. PMC 1843140. PMID 5182358.
- ^ Tsuji Y, Tomita M (August 1970). "※ (in Japanese)". The Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. 23 (4): 400–2. PMID 5312791.
- ^ Hara M, Takemoto S, Kawazu T (December 1970). "※ (in Japanese)". The Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. 23 (5): 482–6. PMID 5314634.
- ^ Hetacin-K Intramammary Infusion for Veterinary Use
- ^ Smith JT, Hamilton-Miller J (1970). "Hetacillin: A Chemical and Biological Comparison with Ampicillin". Chemotherapy. 15 (6): 366–78. doi:10.1159/000220703. PMID 5514976.
- ^ Faine S, Harper M (January 1973). "Independent antibiotic actions of hetacillin and ampicillin revealed by fast methods". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 3 (1): 15–8. doi:10.1128/aac.3.1.15. PMC 444353. PMID 4597707.
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