Cefroxadine
Cefroxadine (CGP 9000) is an orally active cephalosporin antibiotic. Cefroxadine is more effective than cephalexin against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with MIC values of 3.13 and 1.56 μg/mL respectively with a concentration of 106 μg/mL. Cefroxadine can be used for the research of infection.
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- CAS No.: 51762-05-1
- Formula: C16H19N3O5S
- Molecular Weight:365.40
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
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Biological Activity
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In Vitro
Cefroxadine (106-108 μg/mL; overnight) shows antibacterial activities against S. aureus, E. coli, S. typhi, S. paratyphi, S. schottmuelleri, K. apneumoniae and P. mirabilis with MIC values of 1.56, 3.31, 1.56, 1.56, 1.56, 1.56 and 6.25 μg/mL respectively with a concentration of 106 μg/mL[1]. Cefroxadine (104-108 μg/mL; overnight) shows antibacterial activities against 100 E. coli strains with MIC50 and MIC75 values of 4.8-11.5 μg/mL and 6-20 μg/mL, respectively[1].
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In Vivo
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Animal Model:Mice with E. coli ML4707 and K. pneumoniae GN6445 infection[1]
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Dosage:0-30 mg/kg
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Administration:Oral gavage; 0-30 mg/kg; 0 and 3 h after infection
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Result:Showed a better effect than cephalexin in vivo with ED50 values of 21.4 and 10.9 mg/kg for E. coli ML4707 and K. pneumoniae GN6445 in vivo.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 51762-05-1
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Molecular Weight 365.40
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Formula C16H19N3O5S
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SMILES
OC(C1=C(OC)CS[C@@]([C@@H]2NC([C@@H](C3=CCC=CC3)N)=O)([H])N1C2=O)=O
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Synonyms
CGP 9000; Oraspor
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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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Research Protocol for Infectious Diseases
Infectious-disease experiments test how pathogens interact with host barriers, innate immune receptors, inflammatory signaling, pathogen replication, and tissue injury; pattern-recognition receptors such as TLRs, RIG-I-like receptors, NOD-like receptors, and inflammasomes detect microbial molecules and activate NF-κB, interferon, and cytokine responses. The central hypothesis is that infection severity reflects the balance between pathogen burden and host response: protective inflammation restricts pathogen growth, whereas excessive or mislocalized inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease phenotype. Unresolved questions include which host pathways are protective versus pathogenic, why some infection models fail to translate to human disease, and which combined readouts best predict clinically relevant infection outcomes.
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Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)