AntibioticMech

cefditoren

CHEBI:59343 ·resolve ·ANTIBACTERIAL ·EXACT SEEDED

A broad spectrum, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with (Z)-2-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)ethenyl and (2Z)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetamido groups at positions 3 and 7, respectively, of the cephem skeleton. Generally administered as its orally absorbed pivaloyloxymethyl ester prodrug, it is used for the treatment of mild to moderate infections caused by susceptible strains of microorganisms in acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, community-acquired pneumonia, pharyngitis/tonsillitis, and uncomplicated skin and skin-structure infections. — ChEBI

Machine-generated and unreviewed. Identity, structure and cross-references come straight from ChEBI's and CARD's own data; no curator has signed off on this record yet.

Classification

cephalosporinARO:0000032

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties
Molecular formulaC19H18N6O5S3
Charge0
Average mass506.591 Da
Monoisotopic mass506.05008 Da
SourceChEBI
InChIKeyKMIPKYQIOVAHOP-YLGJWRNMSA-N

SMILES

[H][C@]12SCC(/C=C\c3scnc3C)=C(C(=O)O)N1C(=O)[C@H]2NC(=O)/C(=N\OC)c1csc(N)n1

InChI

InChI=1S/C19H18N6O5S3/c1-8-11(33-7-21-8)4-3-9-5-31-17-13(16(27)25(17)14(9)18(28)29)23-15(26)12(24-30-2)10-6-32-19(20)22-10/h3-4,6-7,13,17H,5H2,1-2H3,(H2,20,22)(H,23,26)(H,28,29)/b4-3-,24-12-/t13-,17-/m1/s1

Also called

Cross-references

Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.

Activity roles

Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.

Source concepts

Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.

Upstream concepts merged into this record
SourceNative IDLabelMinted CURIEVersion
ARO ARO:3000649 cefditoren antibioticmech:aro-5093eead58 2026-08-30
CHEBI CHEBI:59343 cefditoren antibioticmech:chebi-2516619fbe 2026-08-30

Molecular targets

The molecular entity or process this compound acts on. Each target carries evidence — this is a mechanistic claim, not a classification.

beta-lactam sensitive penicillin-binding protein PROTEIN DIRECT_BINDING_TARGET

ARO:3000749

CARD/ARO database assertion; target organism, strain, and assay are not specified. Penicillin-binding proteins are asserted as inhibited transpeptidases. Evidence status: PRIMARY_EVIDENCE_NEEDED. Source: CARD_ARO 2026-08-30 (retrieved 2026-08-30).

Resistance mechanisms

1 known routes by which microbes resist this compound, grounded in ARO where CARD models them. Grouped by mechanism type — expand a group to see its determinants.

ANTIBIOTIC_TARGET_ALTERATION 1
ANTIBIOTIC_TARGET_ALTERATION
DeterminantARO IDOrganismGene familiesEvidence
Haemophilus influenzae PBP3 conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics ARO:3004446 not organism-specific —
  • ARO:3004446 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000649 (cefditoren); database assertion, not a primary citation.)

Curation history

  1. SEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

    Seeded from data/raw/ inventories (ARO, CHEBI)

  2. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

    Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

  3. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

    Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

  4. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-31 · seed_from_sources

    Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

Provenance

Seeded by scripts/seed_from_sources.py from the committed inventories in data/raw/. View the record.