AntibioticMech

cefminox

CHEBI:135817 ·resolve ·ANTIBACTERIAL ·EXACT SEEDED

A second-generation cephamycin antibiotic having [(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)sulfanyl]methyl and 2-{[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]sulfanyl}acetamido side-groups located respectively at positions 3 and 7β of the cephem nucleus. A broad-spectrum bactericide, it is especially effective against Gram-negative and anaerobic bacteria. — ChEBI

Classification

cephalosporinARO:0000032

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

• CHEBI:35689 CHEBI:35689
• CHEBI:55429 CHEBI:55429
• ARO:0000032 ARO:0000032

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties

Molecular formula	C16H21N7O7S3
Charge	0
Average mass	519.587 Da
Monoisotopic mass	519.06646 Da
Source	ChEBI
InChIKey	JSDXOWVAHXDYCU-VXSYNFHWSA-N

SMILES

[H][C@]12SCC(CSc3nnnn3C)=C(C(=O)O)N1C(=O)[C@]2(NC(=O)CSC[C@@H](N)C(=O)O)OC

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H21N7O7S3/c1-22-15(19-20-21-22)33-4-7-3-32-14-16(30-2,13(29)23(14)10(7)12(27)28)18-9(24)6-31-5-8(17)11(25)26/h8,14H,3-6,17H2,1-2H3,(H,18,24)(H,25,26)(H,27,28)/t8-,14-,16+/m1/s1

Also called

• cefminoxum (INN)— chebi
• (7S)-7-(2-{[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]sulfanyl}acetamido)-7-methoxy-3-{[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)sulfanyl]methyl}-3,4-didehydrocepham-4-carboxylic acid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• (6R,7S)-7-(2-{[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]sulfanyl}acetamido)-7-methoxy-3-{[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)sulfanyl]methyl}-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• cephminox (EXACT_SYNONYM)— aro

Cross-references

Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.

• ARO:3009116
• cas:84305-41-9
• chemspider:64286
• drugbank:DB09062
• drugcentral:540
• kegg.drug:D07642
• wikipedia.en:Cefminox
• chembl:CHEMBL1276342
• pubchem.compound:71141

Activity roles

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

• CHEBI:33281 CHEBI:33281

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

Source	Native ID	Label	Minted CURIE	Version
ARO	ARO:3009116	cefminox	antibioticmech:aro-f71a7b870a	2026-08-30
CHEBI	CHEBI:135817	cefminox	antibioticmech:chebi-19407ed94b	2026-08-30

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

Provenance

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