7-Aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic acid is the Cephalexin metabolite. It is a Potent inhibitor of bacterial cell-wall enzyme. It is used in the synthesis of cephalosporins and for bioconversion studies.
A metabolite of Cephalexin (C256800).
ChEBI: A cephem monocarboxylic acid derivative having a structure based on cephalosporanic acid, deacetoxylated and carrying a 7beta-amino group.
7-ADCA is produced from penicillin G made by Penicillium chrysogenum involving several polluting chemical steps followed by enzymatic deacylation using penicillin acylase .