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Cepham

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penamnoun(organic chemistry) A bicyclic ring system containing a beta-lactam moiety fused with a five-member thiazolidine ring; the common core skeleton of the penicillin subclass of beta-lactam antibiotics.
cephalosporanic acidnoun(organic chemistry) The bicyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid that is the base compound of the cephalosporin antibiotics
oxacephemnoun(organic chemistry) A derivative of cephem in which an oxygen atom has been substituted for sulfur; the basis for a group of antibiotics
tetrodecamycinnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a group of antibiotics that have a tetronate structure
bicyclic(physical chemistry) Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl.
cyanocyclinenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, composed of a tetrahydroisoquinoline residue fused to a diazabicyclic core, that has antitumour activity
azabicyclic(organic chemistry) bicyclic with a bridging nitrogen atom as part of both rings (sometimes with a non-bridging nitrogen atom)
benzazepinenoun(organic chemistry) Any of the class of heterocyclic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to an azepine ring.
tetracyclinenoun(pharmacology, uncountable) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ produced by streptomyces or synthetically.
fredericamycinnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a family of spirocyclic, polycyclic quinone antibiotics
amicoumacinnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of antibiotic phenolic lactones, based on (2S,3S,4S)-4-amino-2,3-dihydroxy-N1-{(1S)-1-[(3S)-8-hydroxy-1-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1H-isochromen-3-yl]-3-methylbutyl}hexanediamide, produced by Bacillus pumilus
camphenenoun(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
deacetoxycephalosporinnoun(organic chemistry) The heterocyclic carboxylic acid (6R,7R)-7-[[(5R)-5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl]amino]-3-methyl-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid and related compounds.
champacyclinnoun(organic chemistry) A cyclic octapeptide present in Streptomyces champavatii
baceridinnoun(organic chemistry) A cyclic hexapeptide present in an epiphytic bacillus
thiopeptidenoun(biochemistry, medicine) Any of a family of antibiotics composed of a ring structure containing highly modified amino acids and a linear peptide containing dehydroalanines extending from the ring at a pyridyl group
cephalosporanatenoun(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cephalosporanic acid
cephalotaxinenoun(organic chemistry) A benzazepine alkaloid present in Cephalotaxus harringtonia
acyldepsipeptidenoun(organic chemistry, medicine) Any acyl derivative of a depsipeptide, but especially any of a class of antibiotics having this structure
benzothiadiazidenoun(organic chemistry, medicine) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle, some of whose derivatives are pharmaceuticals

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