Description
Tebipenem pivoxil is an orally available ester prodrug of the broad spectrum carbapenem antibiotic Tebipenem. Tebipenem is a potent inhibitor of multiple penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) but primarily a Gram-negative PBP 2 inhibitor. It react with the highly active beta-lactamase to form enzyme-drug covalent complex that is hydrolyzed extremely slowly.