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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anti-infective agents
  4. antibiotics
  5. beta-lactam antibiotics
  6. penicillins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical compounds
  3. organic compounds
  4. heterocyclic compounds
  5. heterocyclic nitrogen compounds
  6. penicillins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical compounds
  3. organic compounds
  4. organic nitrogen compounds
  5. heterocyclic nitrogen compounds
  6. penicillins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical compounds
  3. nitrogen compounds
  4. organic nitrogen compounds
  5. heterocyclic nitrogen compounds
  6. penicillins

Preferred term

penicillins

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2011

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/8044

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