ceftiofur brands

Molecular formula: C19H17N5O7S3

Ceftiofur sodium is a third generation broad-spectrum cephalosporin, formulated as an intramuscular injection, which is used to treat respiratory diseases in swine, ruminants and horses. The thioester bond on ceftiofur is rapidly cleaved to give desfuroylceftiofur which is further metabolized to a disulfide dimer and various desfuroylceftiofur-protein and amino acid conjugates. Cephalosporins ... bind to penicillin-binding proteins located beneath the cell wall and thereby interfere with the action of transpeptidase and other cell-wall enzymes. A residual antibacterial effect is also evident with the cephalosporins. /Cephalosporins/

Source: PubChem (NCBI) · compound 6328657