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Hetacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is part of the aminopenicillin family. It is a prodrug and it has no antibacterial activity itself but quickly splits of acetone in the human body to form ampicillin which is active against a variety of bacteria.

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ATC prefix
J01
ATC suffix
CA18
CAS number
3511-16-8
DrugBank
DB00739
FDA UNII code
TN4JSC48CV
IUPAC name
(2S5R6R)-6-[(4R)-22-dimethyl-5-oxo-4-phenylimidazolidin-1-yl]-33-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
PubChem
193260

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