Ampicillin Sodium Salt (100 mg/ml, dH2O)

Ampicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that falls under the broader category of penicillins. Its mechanism of action involves inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis, rendering it effective against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. In molecular biology applications, this ampicillin solution is used as a selective agent for transformation of bacterial cells containing copies of the cloning plasmid that contains ampicillin resistance gene.