Cefsulodin (CFS)

Cefsulodin is a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic that has very specific activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has no significant activity against other Gram-negative bacteria and very limited activity against Gram-positive bacteria and anaerobic bacteria. Current attempts of increasing purity and stability of cefsulodin center around recrystallization. Typically the process entails the following: Cefsulodin is dissolved in an organic solvent, sodium, water or any mixture thereof, then subsequently recrystallized through separation of the unwanted fraction. Recently, TOKU-E has found that the main cause of cefsulodin instability stems from one key impurity in 7-ACA. In order to produce high-purity, high-stability cefsulodin, TOKU-E uses industrial HPLC to remove significant quantities of this impurity in 7-ACA and thus produces ultra-pure, ultra-stable, and ultra potent cefsulodin.