Cefadroxil-13C6
Cefadroxil-13C6 (BL-S 578-13C6) is 13C labeled Cefadroxil (HY-B1190). Cefadroxil is an orally active broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic. Cefadroxil inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis and enhances the expression of glutamate transporter-1. Cefadroxil is dependent on the intestinal peptide transporter PepT1 for small intestinal absorption. Cefadroxil has inhibitory and bactericidal activity against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and has analgesic effects on neuropathic pain.
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- Formula: C1013C6H17N3O5S
- Molecular Weight:369.34
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
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Biological Activity
Description
In Vitro
Stable heavy isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, and other elements have been incorporated into drug molecules, largely as tracers for quantitation during the drug development process. Deuteration has gained attention because of its potential to affect the pharmacokinetic and metabolic profiles of drugs.
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only. Further protocols information, click here.
Application
1. This compound can be used as a tracer
2. This compound can be used as an internal standard for quantitative analysis by NMR, GC-MS, or LC-MS.
Chemical Information
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Unlabeled CAS 50370-12-2
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Molecular Weight 369.34
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Formula C1013C6H17N3O5S
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SMILES
O=C(O)C(N1[C@@]([H])([C@@H](C1=O)NC([C@@H]([13C]2=[13CH][13CH]=[13C]([13CH]=[13CH]2)O)N)=O)SC3)=C3C
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Synonyms
BL-S 578-13C6
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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RNA extraction experimental
By lysing cells, releasing RNA, and removing impurities such as proteins and DNA, high-purity RNA products are finally obtained. The commonly used traditional method is the guanidine isothiocyanate/phenol/chloroform method (Trizol), which is suitable for a variety of animal materials including animal tissues, microorganisms, cultured cells, etc., and most plant materials.
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Gram Staining of Tissue Sections
Gram staining of tissue sections is a histochemical technique used to differentiate Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria within histological specimens based on differences in bacterial cell wall structure and dye retention, adapted from classical bacteriological Gram staining into tissue-compatible “histological Gram stain” variants. In tissue applications, modifications of the Brown-Hopps and Brown-Brenn methods are commonly used to improve differentiation of microorganisms embedded within host connective tissue and to reduce overstaining or loss of Gram-negative signal, which are known limitations of earlier approaches. The principle relies on crystal violet-iodine complex retention in Gram-positive organisms and subsequent decolorization and counterstaining steps that allow contrast visualization of Gram-negative organisms against tissue background.
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Bacterial live/dead nucleic-acid viability staining
The LIVE/DEAD bacterial viability staining method is based on differential permeability of nucleic-acid-binding fluorescent dyes, most commonly SYTO 9 and propidium iodide (PI), which enables discrimination of bacterial populations with intact versus compromised cytoplasmic membranes. SYTO 9 penetrates both intact and damaged bacterial membranes and binds nucleic acids to produce green fluorescence, whereas propidium iodide penetrates only cells with compromised membranes and fluoresces red while also reducing SYTO 9 signal through competitive binding and fluorescence interactions. The resulting fluorescence pattern is interpreted as a proxy for membrane integrity, which is widely used as an indicator of bacterial viability in microscopy, flow cytometry, and spectroscopic platforms. However, mechanistic studies show that SYTO 9 and PI interactions involve displacement and fluorescence resonance energy transfer effects, which can influence signal interpretation depending on dye ratios a
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Russak EM, et al. Impact of Deuterium Substitution on the Pharmacokinetics of Pharmaceuticals. Ann Pharmacother. 2019;53(2):211-216. [Content Brief]
[2]. Buck RE, et al. Cefadroxil, a new broad-spectrum cephalosporin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1977 Feb;11(2):324-30. [Content Brief]
[3]. Posada MM, et al. Relevance of PepT1 in the intestinal permeability and oral absorption of cefadroxil. Pharm Res. 2013 Apr;30(4):1017-25. [Content Brief]
[4]. Hu Y, et al. Species differences in the pharmacokinetics of cefadroxil as determined in wildtype and humanized PepT1 mice. Biochem Pharmacol. 2016 May 1;107:81-90. [Content Brief]
[5]. Han CJ, et al. Antinociceptive effects of cefadroxil and ceftriaxone in experimental animal models of pain. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2023 Jul 28;44(5):309-320. [Content Brief]
[6]. Tan Z, et al. Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Cefadroxil in Mouse, Rat, and Human to Predict Concentration-Time Profile at Infected Tissue. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 23;12:692741. [Content Brief]
[7]. Chisholm DR, et al. Therapeutic efficacy of cefadroxil and cephalexin for pneumonia in a rat test model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1986 Jul;30(1):105-9. [Content Brief]
[8]. Chen X, et al. Influence of peptide transporter 2 (PEPT2) on the distribution of cefadroxil in mouse brain: A microdialysis study. Biochem Pharmacol. 2017 May 1;131:89-97. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)