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Cefuroxime

頭孢呋辛

Mechanism of action:

Cefuroxime 是一種第二代頭孢菌素抗生素(second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic)。Cefuroxime 的 β-內醯胺(β-lactam)環可與細菌的青黴素結合蛋白(penicillin-binding proteins,PBPs)結合,抑制其轉肽酶(transpeptidase)活性,使肽聚醣(peptidoglycan)鏈無法交聯,最後細胞壁結構脆弱,因滲透壓而讓細菌破裂死亡。

​Reference(s):

Perry CM et al. (1996). Cefuroxime axetil: A review of its antibacterial activity, pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic efficacy. Drugs.

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