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Description

Cefotaxime Sodium Salt is a cephalosporin used to inhibit cell wall synthesis in a wide range of bacteria. This antibiotic is highly stable in the presence of lactamases and penicillinases, making it superior to Penicillin and Ampicillin in many applications. Cefotaxime is used in a number of antibiotic treatments, as well as a supplement for plant regeneration.

High purity Cefotaxime Sodium Salt is determined to be >918 µg/mg via HPLC, and is tested to be essentially endotoxin free. bioWORLD offers a sterile 100 mg/mL solution of Cefotaxime for direct use in cell culture.


bioWORLD's products are supplied for LABORATORY RESEARCH USE ONLY. The product may not be used as a drug, agricultural or pesticidal product, food additive or as a household chemical.

References

See "Antibacterial Activity, Pharmacological Properties and Therapeutic Use" by PubMed.

Properties

Shelf life

4 years

Storage Temperature

2-8°C

ECCN #

EAR99

European Com.#

264-915-9

Purity

0.95

Appearance color

White to Light Yellow

Appearance form

Powder

Molecular Formula

C16H16N5NaO7S2

Molecular Weight

477.45

Melting point

162 - 163°C

Solubility (@ RT)

H2O: >50 mg/ml