Description

Tazobactam sodium is a penicillin derived β-lactamase inhibitor.

TOKU-E offers two forms of tazobactam: tazobactam (T001) and tazobactam sodium (T031). Tazobactam is slightly soluble in aqueous solution (9.59 mg/mL). Tazobactam sodium is freely soluble in aqueous solution.

Mechanism

Tazobactam increases efficacy of β-lactam antibiotics by inactivating β-lactamase enzymes of β-lactam resistant microbes.

• Microbiology Applications

  Tazobactam is often combined with piperacillin to prevent degradation from β-lactamase secreting cells.

Form

Powder

Purity Level

≥98.0%

Related Documents

• Product Data Sheet

References

Wishart, David. "Tazobactam." DrugBank. The Metabolomics Innovation Center, 13 June 2005. Web. 23 Aug. 2012.