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Molar mass of Penicillin G

The molecular formula of Penicillin G is C16H18N2O4S, giving a molar mass of 334.390 g/mol.

Molar mass
334.390g/mol

Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).

Formula
C16H18N2O4S
Category
Common Drugs
Atoms per molecule
41

Penicillin G conversions

Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 334.390 g/mol.

1 mmol334.390 mg
1 g2.9905 mmol
1 M334.390 g/L

About Penicillin G

The original antibiotic, isolated from Penicillium mould and the founding member of the beta-lactam family. Its strained four-membered ring acylates the transpeptidase that builds bacterial cell walls, disarming the cell's defences.

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