Frequently Asked Questions Live Chat and Frequently Asked Questions are available for this Product. General description Broad spectrum antibiotic; third generation cephalosporin Application Ceftazidime hydrate is used to study the effect of expression, binding and inhibition of penicillin-binding proteins especially PBP3 on bacterial cell wall mucopeptide synthesis. It is also used in bacterial susceptibility studies 1 and to select mutant colonies of interest 2. Biochem/physiol Actions Cephalosporins, such as ceftazidime , disrupt the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of bacterial cell walls. |