Clavulanic Acid
Synonyms
4-Oxa-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 3-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-7-oxo-, (2R-(2alpha,3Z,5alpha))
BRL 14151
BRL-14151
BRL14151
Clavulanate
Clavulanate Potassium
Clavulanate, Potassium
Clavulanate, Sodium
Clavulanic Acid, Monopotassium Salt
Clavulanic Acid, Monosodium Salt
MM 14151
MM-14151
MM14151
Potassium Clavulanate
Potassium, Clavulanate
Sodium Clavulanate
Clavulanic acid and its salts and esters. The acid is a suicide inhibitor of bacterial beta-lactamase enzymes from Streptomyces clavuligerus. Administered alone, it has only weak antibacterial activity against most organisms, but given in combination with other beta-lactam antibiotics it prevents antibiotic inactivation by microbial lactamase.