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Mesh term Cephalosporins

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Thiazines
beta-Lactams

Description

A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the Mediterranean fungus ACREMONIUM. They contain the beta-lactam moiety thia-azabicyclo-octenecarboxylic acid also called 7-aminocephalosporanic acid.


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Cefamandole
Cefazolin
Cefonicid
Cefsulodin
Cephacetrile
Cephalexin
Cephaloridine
Cephamycins


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