A narrow-spectrum ß-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin calss active against gram-positive bacteria, similar to nafcillin. It inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by blocking the penicillin-binding protein (PBP) needed to form peptidoglycans. Also used to study mechanisms of penicillinase resistance.
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