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Cefaloglycin
Clinical data
Trade names	Kafocin
License data	US FDA: Withdrawn;
ATC code	none;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (6R,7R)-3-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-7-{[(2R)-2-amino-2-phenylacetyl]amino}-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid;
CAS Number	3577-01-3 ;
PubChem CID	19150;
DrugBank	DB00689 ;
ChemSpider	18069 ;
UNII	HD2D469W6U;
KEGG	D01949 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:34613 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1200971 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4022781 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.020.633
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C18H19N3O6S
Molar mass	405.43 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C2N1/C(=C(\CS[C@@H]1[C@@H]2NC(=O)[C@@H](c3ccccc3)N)COC(=O)C)C(=O)O;
	InChI InChI=1S/C18H19N3O6S/c1-9(22)27-7-11-8-28-17-13(16(24)21(17)14(11)18(25)26)20-15(23)12(19)10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-6,12-13,17H,7-8,19H2,1H3,(H,20,23)(H,25,26)/t12-,13-,17-/m1/s1 ; Key:FUBBGQLTSCSAON-PBFPGSCMSA-N ;
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Cefaloglycin INN (also spelled cephaloglycin) was the first cephalosporin antibiotic to be suitable for oral administration.^[1] It was sold in the United States by Eli Lilly and Company as Kafocin.^[2] It was discontinued by its manufacturer, and as of 2026, no generic versions have been approved.^[3]

References

↑ "Cephaloglycin". Inxight Drugs. National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
↑ PubChem. "Cephaloglycin". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
↑ "Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book): Kafocin (NDA 050219)". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 4 August 2026.

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[1] "Cephaloglycin". Inxight Drugs. National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health. Retrieved August 4, 2026.

[2] PubChem. "Cephaloglycin". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-08-04.

[3] "Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book): Kafocin (NDA 050219)". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 4 August 2026.

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