- A
lactam is a
cyclic amide,
formally derived from an
amino alkanoic acid
through cyclization reactions. The term is a
portmanteau of the
words lactone...
- β-
Lactam antibiotics (beta-
lactam antibiotics) are
antibiotics that
contain a β-
lactam ring in
their chemical structure. This
includes penicillin derivatives...
- A β-
lactam (beta-
lactam) ring is a four-membered
lactam. A
lactam is a
cyclic amide, and beta-
lactams are
named so
because the
nitrogen atom is attached...
- a four-atom ring
known as a beta-
lactam (β-
lactam) ring.
Through hydrolysis, the
enzyme lactamase breaks the β-
lactam ring open,
deactivating the molecule's...
-
Penicillins (P, PCN or PEN) are a
group of β-
lactam antibiotics originally obtained from
Penicillium moulds, prin****lly P.
chrysogenum and P. rubens....
- The
cephalosporins (sg. /ˌsɛfələˈspɔːrɪn, ˌkɛ-, -loʊ-/) are a
class of β-
lactam antibiotics originally derived from the
fungus Acremonium,
which was previously...
- This is a list of
common β-
lactam antibiotics—both
administered drugs and
those not in
clinical use—organized by
structural class.
Antibiotics are listed...
- to beta-
lactam antibiotics. In
bacterial resistance to beta-
lactam antibiotics, the
bacteria have beta-lactamase
which degrade the beta-
lactam rings, rendering...
-
Clavulanic acid is a β-
lactam drug that
functions as a mechanism-based β-lactamase inhibitor.
While not
effective by
itself as an antibiotic, when combined...
-
bacteria by
disrupting the
growth of the
bacterial cell wall.
Cefalexin is a β-
lactam antibiotic within the
class of first-generation cephalosporins. It works...
