Classification: Pharmaceutical Intermediates
Cas NO.: 87579-78-0
Molecular Formula: C21H21 N O4 S
Tazobactam sodium Intermediate. Tazobactam is a pharmaceutical drug that inhibits the action of bacterial ?-lactamases, especially those belonging to the SHV-1 and TEM groups. It is commonly used as its sodium salt, tazobactam sodium.
Tazobactam is combined with the extended spectrum ?-lactam antibiotic piperacillin in the drug piperacillin/tazobactam, used in infections due Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Tazobactam broadens the spectrum of piperacillin by making it effective against organisms that express ?-lactamase and would normally degrade piperacillin.