Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Broad spectrum antibiotic; third generation cephalosporin_x000D_ Application_x000D_ 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 and to select mutant colonies of interest._x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Cephalosporins, such as ceftazidime , disrupt the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of bacterial cell walls._x000D_ Other Notes_x000D_ Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.