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beta-lactamnoun(organic chemistry) A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin.
β-lactamnounAlternative form of beta-lactam. [(organic chemistry) A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin.]
betalactamnounAlternative form of beta-lactam. [(organic chemistry) A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin.]
penemnoun(organic chemistry) 2,3-didehydropenam
cephamnoun(organic chemistry) one of a class of antibiotics, including the cephalosporins, that contain a bicyclic heterocyclic structure - 5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one
alpha-lactamnoun(organic chemistry) A lactam having a three-membered ring structure.
carbapenamnoun(organic chemistry) A saturated carbapenem..
penicilloic acidnoun(organic chemistry) Any of several acids obtained from the penicillins by the hydrolytic opening of the lactam ring (as by the action of a beta-lactamase).
benzylpenicillinnoun(pharmacology) The penicillin C₁₆H₁₈N₂O₄S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C₁₆H₁₇N₂NaO₄S or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₄S).
monobactamnoun(organic chemistry) Any of various beta-lactam compounds wherein the beta-lactam ring is alone, not fused to another ring.
carbapenemnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis
penicilloylnounA univalent radical derived from a penicillin
benzopiperidinenoun(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of piperidine
clavamnoun(organic chemistry) A molecule similar to a penam, but with an oxygen atom substituted for sulfur, such as clavulanic acid.
pentenylnoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from a pentene.
phenylpiperazinenoun(chemistry) A chemical compound featuring a phenyl group bound to a piperazine ring, many of whose derivatives are used as pharmaceuticals.
benzophenanthridine(organic chemistry) A tetracyclic aromatic heterocycle composed of a benzene ring fused with a phenanthridine residue
phenylmethylnoun(organic chemistry) Benzyl: the cyclic radical, ion or functional group having the formula C₆H₅CH₂
paenibactinnoun(organic chemistry) A catecholate siderophore produced by Paenibacillus
phenoxymethylpenicillinnoun(pharmacology) A crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is a semisynthetic form of penicillin, used in the form of its sodium or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₅S, and has antibacterial action similar to benzylpenicillin and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids; 6-phenoxyacetamidopenicillanic acid, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S.

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