Fomidacillin is a small molecule drug. The usage of the INN stem '-cillin' in the name indicates that Fomidacillin is a antibiotic, 6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative. Fomidacillin has a monoisotopic molecular weight of 592.16 Da.
UsesFomidacillin is β-lactamase stable Penicillin derivative with antibacterial activity comparable to Imipenem (I465200), and Ceftazidime (C244100) antibiotics. Fomidacillin is also an analogue of Piperacillin (P479950), which is a broad spectrum semi-synthetic antibiotic.