Thermo Fisher, J63807.06, Ampicillin sodium salt

Quantity: 5 g
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General Description • Ampicillin sodium salt is a semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin with a broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against several species, including Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Ralstonia solanacearum• It can inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin-binding proteins, inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis, which is an essential component of the bacterial cell wall Application • Ampicillin sodium salt has been used as a reagent for transformed cells that express β-lactamase• It can be used to select for ampicillin resistance in mutated and transformed cells• Ampicillin sodium salt acts as a structural analog of acyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine, acylates the transpeptidase enzyme preventing the cross-linking of the cell wall peptidoglycan, which is necessary for the growth of the bacterium