H2O: 100 mg/mL Solutions should be filter sterilized and stored at 2-8°C for 1 week or at -20°C for extended periods. Solutions are stable at 37°C for 3 days.
form
powder
color
colorless or white
PH
5.5-7.5 (3% in H2O)
Water Solubility
5-10 g/100 mL at 25 ºC
Merck
14,7094
BRN
3834217
Stability
Stability Stable, but incompatible with a wide variety of materials, including acids, oxidizing agents, heavy metals, alcohols, glycerol, thiomersal, many surface-active agents, alkalies, peroxides, reducing agents, lanolin, glycol, sugars, amines, iodine, iodides, thiols. Hygroscopic.
P302+P352:IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.
P333+P313:IF SKIN irritation or rash occurs: Get medical advice/attention.
Description
Penicillin G sodium salt is used as a β-lactam antibiotic. Penicillin G can be used as a selective agent in several types of isolation media. It has been used to study the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis sequence type 6 with reduced penicillin susceptibility and in cell culture both alone and combined with streptomycin and other antibiotics.