National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Beta-Lactam Antibiotic

Synonyms

Lactam Antibiotics

Beta-Lactam Antibiotic

Definitions

A compound with a four member amide ring (beta-lactam), where one member is the amide nitrogen and another is the carbonyl carbon, with bactericidal activity. Beta-lactam antibiotics act by disrupting the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of the bacterial cell wall.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C260

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:27933

code

C260

DEFINITION

A compound with a four member amide ring (beta-lactam), where one member is the amide nitrogen and another is the carbonyl carbon, with bactericidal activity. Beta-lactam antibiotics act by disrupting the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of the bacterial cell wall.

FULL_SYN

Lactam Antibiotics

Beta-Lactam Antibiotic

label

Beta-Lactam Antibiotic

Legacy Concept Name

Beta-Lactam_Antibiotic

NCI_META_CUI

CL938164

Preferred_Name

Beta-Lactam Antibiotic

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C260

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C258

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