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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C16H17N2O4S.K
Molecular Weight 372.48
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM

SMILES

[K+].[H][C@]12SC(C)(C)[C@@H](N1C(=O)[C@H]2NC(=O)CC3=CC=CC=C3)C([O-])=O

InChI

InChIKey=IYNDLOXRXUOGIU-LQDWTQKMSA-M
InChI=1S/C16H18N2O4S.K/c1-16(2)12(15(21)22)18-13(20)11(14(18)23-16)17-10(19)8-9-6-4-3-5-7-9;/h3-7,11-12,14H,8H2,1-2H3,(H,17,19)(H,21,22);/q;+1/p-1/t11-,12+,14-;/m1./s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C16H17N2O4S
Molecular Weight 333.382
Charge -1
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula K
Molecular Weight 39.0983
Charge 1
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Penicillin G, also known as benzylpenicillin, is a penicillin derivative commonly used in the form of its sodium or potassium salts in the treatment of a variety of infections. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria and against gram-negative cocci. It is administered intravenously or intramuscularly due to poor oral absorption. Penicillin G may also be used in some cases as prophylaxis against susceptible organisms. Microbiology Penicillin G is bactericidal against penicillin-susceptible microorganisms during the stage of active multiplication. It acts by inhibiting biosynthesis of cell-wall mucopeptide. It is not active against the penicillinase-producing bacteria, which include many strains of staphylococci. Penicillin G is highly active in vitro against staphylococci (except penicillinase-producing strains), streptococci (groups A, B, C, G, H, L and M), pneumococci and Neisseria meningitidis. Other organisms susceptible in vitro to penicillin G are Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bacillus anthracis, clostridia, Actinomyces species, Spirillum minus, Streptobacillus monillformis, Listeria monocytogenes, and leptospira; Treponema pallidum is extremely susceptible. Adverse effects can include hypersensitivity reactions including urticaria, fever, joint pains, rashes, angioedema, anaphylaxis, serum sickness-like reaction.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
PENICILLIN G SODIUM

Approved Use

Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms. Appropriate culture and susceptibility tests should be done before treatment in order to isolate and identify organisms causing infection and to determine their susceptibility to penicillin G. Therapy with Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP may be initiated before results of such tests are known when there is reason to believe the infection may involve any of the organisms listed below, however, once these results become available, appropriate therapy should be continued

Launch Date

2001
Curative
PENICILLIN G SODIUM

Approved Use

Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms. Appropriate culture and susceptibility tests should be done before treatment in order to isolate and identify organisms causing infection and to determine their susceptibility to penicillin G. Therapy with Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP may be initiated before results of such tests are known when there is reason to believe the infection may involve any of the organisms listed below, however, once these results become available, appropriate therapy should be continued

Launch Date

2001
Curative
PENICILLIN G SODIUM

Approved Use

Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms. Appropriate culture and susceptibility tests should be done before treatment in order to isolate and identify organisms causing infection and to determine their susceptibility to penicillin G. Therapy with Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP may be initiated before results of such tests are known when there is reason to believe the infection may involve any of the organisms listed below, however, once these results become available, appropriate therapy should be continued

Launch Date

2001
Primary
PENICILLIN G SODIUM

Approved Use

Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms. Appropriate culture and susceptibility tests should be done before treatment in order to isolate and identify organisms causing infection and to determine their susceptibility to penicillin G. Therapy with Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP may be initiated before results of such tests are known when there is reason to believe the infection may involve any of the organisms listed below, however, once these results become available, appropriate therapy should be continued

Launch Date

2001
Primary
PENICILLIN G SODIUM

Approved Use

Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms. Appropriate culture and susceptibility tests should be done before treatment in order to isolate and identify organisms causing infection and to determine their susceptibility to penicillin G. Therapy with Penicillin G Sodium for Injection, USP may be initiated before results of such tests are known when there is reason to believe the infection may involve any of the organisms listed below, however, once these results become available, appropriate therapy should be continued

Launch Date

2001
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
400 μg/mL
5000000 unit single, intravenous
dose: 5000000 unit
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PENICILLIN G serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4.1 day
1200000 unit single, intramuscular
dose: 1200000 unit
route of administration: Intramuscular
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PENICILLIN G serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
65%
12000000 unit 1 times / day steady-state, intravenous
dose: 12000000 unit
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
PENICILLIN G plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
40%
PENICILLIN G serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

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Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Drug as victim

Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Penicillin induced haemolytic anaemia. Communication of a case (author's transl)].
1975
Penicillin-induced immune hemolytic anemia. Occurrence of massive intravascular hemolysis.
1975 Aug 4
Routine prophylactic antibiotic use in the management of snakebite.
2001
Selection of metalloenzymes by catalytic activity using phage display and catalytic elution.
2001 Apr 2
Substrate binding and catalytic mechanism of class B beta-lactamases: a molecular modelling study.
2001 Dec
Gradient diffusion antibiotic susceptibility testing of potentially probiotic lactobacilli.
2001 Dec
Natural antibiotic susceptibility of strains of the Enterobacter cloacae complex.
2001 Dec
False penicillin resistance in Neisseria meningitidis following direct susceptibility tests from blood cultures.
2001 Nov
[The use of veterinary drugs during pregnancy of the dog].
2001 Nov 15
[Treatment of acute bacterial meningitis].
2001 Nov 20
Antibiotic usage in Nordic countries.
2001 Sep
Determination of benzylpenicillin, oxacillin, cloxacillin, and dicloxacillin in cows' milk by ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography after precolumn derivatization.
2001 Sep
[Allergic alteration of leukocytes in patients with drug intolerance].
2001 Sep-Oct
Fine structural recognition specificities of IgE antibodies distinguishing amoxicilloyl and amoxicillanyl determinants in allergic subjects.
2001 Sep-Oct
Marked differences in antibiotic use and resistance between university hospitals in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Huddinge, Sweden.
2001 Winter
[Benzylpenicillin efficacy for neutropenic infection prophylaxis in patients with cancer and postcytostatic neutropenia].
2002
Antibiotics differ in their tendency to cause infusion phlebitis: a prospective observational study.
2002
Treatment of latent syphilis in HIV-infected patients with 10 d of benzylpenicillin G benethamine: a prospective study in Maputo, Mozambique.
2002
[Difficulties with using T lymphocyte culture as a method for diagnosing allergies to benzylpenicillin].
2002
Gateways to Clinical Trials.
2002 Apr
[The Pneumococcal Observatory for the Central Region, 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000].
2002 Apr
3: Community-acquired pneumonia.
2002 Apr 1
Immunoglobulin E binding determinants on beta-lactam drugs.
2002 Aug
Cysteine is exported from the Escherichia coli cytoplasm by CydDC, an ATP-binding cassette-type transporter required for cytochrome assembly.
2002 Dec 20
[Post-marketing surveillance of antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates--I. Gram-positive bacteria].
2002 Feb
Controlled administration of penicillin to patients with a positive history but negative skin and specific serum IgE tests.
2002 Feb
Overexpression, purification and biochemical characterization of a class A high-molecular-mass penicillin-binding protein (PBP), PBP1* and its soluble derivative from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
2002 Feb 1
Chloramphenicol versus benzylpenicillin and gentamicin for the treatment of severe pneumonia in children in Papua New Guinea: a randomised trial.
2002 Feb 9
Comparative in vitro activity of 16 antimicrobial agents against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.
2002 Jan
Natural antibiotic susceptibility and biochemical profiles of Yersinia enterocolitica-like strains: Y. bercovieri, Y. mollaretii, Y. aldovae and 'Y. ruckeri'.
2002 Jan
[Maximum residue levels (MRL's) of veterinary medicines in relation to food safety. MRL's really do matter--the Benzaprocpen case].
2002 Jan 1
Improved brain delivery of benzylpenicillin with a peptide-vector-mediated strategy.
2002 Jun
Primary (isolated) meningococcal pericarditis.
2002 Jun
Fatality after an injection of Bicillin into the tonsillar fossa during an adenotonsillectomy.
2002 Mar
Characterization of specific IgE response in vitro against protein and drug allergens using atopic and normal donors.
2002 Mar
Evaluation of the new VITEK 2 system for determination of the susceptibility of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
2002 Mar
Functional involvement of rat organic anion transporter 3 (rOat3; Slc22a8) in the renal uptake of organic anions.
2002 Mar
Major role of organic anion transporter 3 in the transport of indoxyl sulfate in the kidney.
2002 May
Expression and functional characterization of rat organic anion transporter 3 (rOat3) in the choroid plexus.
2002 May
[Use of antibiotics in general practice and at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases].
2002 May-Jun
beta-Lactam allergenic determinants: fine structural recognition of a cross-reacting determinant on benzylpenicillin and cephalothin.
2002 Nov
Minimum inhibitory concentrations of 20 antimicrobial agents against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine intramammary infections in Japan.
2002 Nov
Mechanism of the reduced elimination clearance of benzylpenicillin from cerebrospinal fluid in rats with intracisternal administration of lipopolysaccharide.
2002 Nov
[Antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae isolated in major hospitals in Nagano Prefecture].
2002 Oct
Fatal outcome from meningococcal disease--an association with meningococcal phenotype but not with reduced susceptibility to benzylpenicillin.
2002 Oct
Modulation of GABA(A) receptor-mediated currents by benzophenone derivatives in isolated rat Purkinje neurones.
2002 Sep
Biochemical characterization of a novel extended-spectrum beta-lactamase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa 802.
2002 Spring
Benzylpenicillin differentially conjugates to IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-4 and IL-13 but selectively reduces IFN-gamma activity.
2003 Feb
High-performance thin-layer chromatography-bioautography for multiple antibiotic residues in cow's milk.
2003 Feb 5
Insights into the acylation mechanism of class A beta-lactamases from molecular dynamics simulations of the TEM-1 enzyme complexed with benzylpenicillin.
2003 Jan 22
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Serious infections due to susceptible strains of streptococci (including S. pneumoniae): 5 to 24 million units/day depending on the infection and its severity administered in equally divided doses every 4 to 6 hours Anthrax: Minimum of 8 million units/day in divided doses every 6 hours. Higher doses may be required depending on susceptibility of organism Actinomycosis: 1 to 6 million units/day Diphtheria (adjunctive therapy to antitoxin and for the prevention of the carrier state): 2 to 3 million units/day in divided doses for 10 to 12 days Listeria infections, Meningitis: 15 to 20 million units/day for 2 weeks
Route of Administration: Other
It was studied the antioxidant activity of penicillin G (PG) through its reactivity towards reactive oxygen species (superoxide anion radical, O2•̅; hydroxyl radical, HO• ; peroxyl radical, ROO• ; hydrogen peroxide, H2 O2 ; DPPH• ) using various in vitro antioxidant assays with chemiluminescence (CL) and spectrophotometry as measurement techniques. In hydroxyl radical assays , PG was found to inhibit the CL signal arising from the Fenton-like reaction in a dose-dependent manner with IC50 = 0.480 ± 0.020 mM. The highest reactivity of PG among the tested penicillins towards the HO radical was confirmed in the deoxyribose degradation assay.
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Name Type Language
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM
GREEN BOOK   ORANGE BOOK   USP   USP-RS   VANDF  
Common Name English
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
POTASSIUM PENICILLIN G
Common Name English
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM [USP-RS]
Common Name English
4-THIA-1-AZABICYCLO(3.2.0)HEPTANE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID, 3,3-DIMETHYL-7-OXO-6-((PHENYLACETYL)AMINO)-, MONOPOTASSIUM SALT, (2S-(2.ALPHA.,5.ALPHA.,6.BETA.))-
Common Name English
PENTIDS
Brand Name English
BENZYLPENICILLIN POTASSIUM [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLIN POTASSIUM [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
NSC-131815
Code English
POTASSIUM BENZYLPENICILLINATE
Common Name English
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM [GREEN BOOK]
Common Name English
PENTIDS '200'
Brand Name English
BENZYLPENICILLIN POTASSIUM [JAN]
Common Name English
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM SALT [MI]
Common Name English
Monopotassium (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-(2-phenylacetamido)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate
Systematic Name English
PFIZERPEN
Brand Name English
BENZYLPENICILLINIC ACID POTASSIUM SALT
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLIN POTASSIUM
EP   MART.   WHO-DD   WHO-IP  
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLIN POTASSIUM [MART.]
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLINUM KALICUM [WHO-IP LATIN]
Common Name English
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM SALT
MI  
Common Name English
Benzylpenicillin potassium [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM [VANDF]
Common Name English
PENICILLIN-2
Brand Name English
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C1500
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Code System Code Type Description
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
204-038-0
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NSC
131815
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FDA UNII
VL775ZTH4C
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NCI_THESAURUS
C47658
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DRUG BANK
DBSALT002390
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL29
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PUBCHEM
23664709
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MERCK INDEX
m8473
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PRIMARY Merck Index
DAILYMED
VL775ZTH4C
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EVMPD
SUB13036MIG
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SMS_ID
100000092108
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CAS
113-98-4
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID7045106
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1502508
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WHO INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM
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PRIMARY Description: A white or almost white, crystalline powder; odourless or with a faint characteristic odour. Solubility: Very soluble in water; practically insoluble in ether R. Category: Antibiotic. Storage: Benzylpenicillin potassium should be kept in a tightly closed container, protected from light, and stored at a temperaturenot exceeding 25?C. Labelling: The designation sterile Benzylpenicillin potassium indicates that the substance complies with the additionalrequirements for sterile Benzylpenicillin potassium and may be used for parenteral administration or for other sterile applications. Additional information: Benzylpenicillin potassium is moderately hygroscopic; it is readily decomposed by acids, alkalis andoxidizing agents. Even in the absence of light, Benzylpenicillin potassium is gradually degraded on exposure to a humidatmosphere, the decomposition being faster at higher temperatures. Definition: Benzylpenicillin potassium contains not less than 96.0% and not more than 102.0% of C16H17KN2O4S, calculated with reference to the dried substance.
RXCUI
203133
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PRIMARY RxNorm
CHEBI
7963
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