Ampicillin USP

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CA100217-496EA 1935.67 CAD
CA100217-496 CA100219-890
Ampicillin USP
Ampicillin

Ampicillin is used as a selectable marker in many commonly used plasmids. A functional Ampicillin gene will confer resistance to cells containing the plasmid.


  • Inhibits cell wall synthesis by inhibiting formation of the peptidoglycan cross-linkages
  • Acts as a competitive inhibitor of transpeptidase


Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to one or more of the penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) that inhibit the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis in bacterial cell walls, thus inhibiting cell wall biosynthesis.

Formula: C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S
MW: 349.4 g/mol
MDL Number: MFCD00005175
CAS Number: 69-53-4

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