Description
Cefoperazoneisathirdgenerationβ-lactamcephalosporinantibiotic.Cefoperazoneexhibitsantibacterialefficacyagainstgrampositiveandgramnegativebacteria,inhibitingpenicillinbindingproteinstopreventpeptidoglycansynthesisandbacterialcellwallformation.CefoperazonealsoinhibitsmammalianmRNAsplicingandisoftengivenincombinationwiththeβ-lactamasesulbactam.
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