Mesh term Penicillins
Browse to parent terms:beta-Lactams
Description
A group of antibiotics that contain 6-aminopenicillanic acid with a side chain attached to the 6-amino group. The penicillin nucleus is the chief structural requirement for biological activity. The side-chain structure determines many of the antibacterial and pharmacological characteristics. (Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1065)Browse to child terms:
Amdinocillin
Cyclacillin
Methicillin
Nafcillin
Oxacillin
Penicillanic Acid
Penicillin G
Penicillin V
Sulbactam
Ticarcillin
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