Cefotaxime sodium salt 95%
Supplier: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Cefotaxime sodium salt 95%
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Cefotaxime sodium salt 100 mg/ml
Supplier: Apollo Scientific
Cefotaxime sodium salt 100 mg/ml
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Cefotaxime sodium salt
Supplier: Apollo Scientific
Cefotaxime is an inhibitor of bacterial cell wall synthesis.
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Cefotaxime sodium salt ≥95% (by HPLC)
Supplier: ENZO LIFE SCIENCES
Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis. Effective against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
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Cefotaxime sodium salt ≥95%, off-white powder
Supplier: MP Biomedicals
Cefotaxime is a cephalosporin, which acts by interference of synthesis of peptidoglycan of the bacterial cell wall. Cefotaxime, a cephalosporin antibiotic, is active against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. In addition, cefotaxime blocks the division of cyanobacteria and lower plant organelles/plastids such as the photosynthetic organelles of Glaucophytes and chloroplasts of bryophytes.
Cefotaxime is used for infections of the respiratory tract, skin, bones, joints, urogenital system, meninges, and bloodstream. It generally has good coverage against most Gram-negative bacteria, with the notable exception of Pseudomonas. It is also effective against most Gram-positive cocci except for Enterococcus. It is active against penicillin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. It has modest activity against the anaerobic Bacteroides fragilis. In meningitis, cefotaxime crosses the blood–brain barrier better than cefuroxime.
Cefotaxim inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) which inhibits the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis in bacterial cell walls. As a result, bacteria lyse due to cell wall autolytic enzymes.