Hetacillin

A semi-synthetic penicillin compound with bactericidal properties. Hetacillin is a prodrug that is converted to ampicillin via esterases. Ampicillin binds to inactivated penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. PBPs, including transpeptidases, carboxypeptidases, and endopeptidases, participate in the terminal stages of assembling the bacterial cell wall and in reshaping the cell wall during growth and division. This results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and eventually causes cell lysis. (NCI Thesaurus)

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HES6 wt Allele

Human HES6 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 2q37.3 and is approximately 2 kb in length. This allele, which encodes…

HES6 Gene

This gene plays a role in the modulation of transcription.

HES5 wt Allele

Human HES5 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 1p36.32 and is approximately 2 kb in length. This allele, which encodes…

HES5 Gene

This gene may play a role in the regulation of transcription.