Preferred Name

Cephalosporin Antibiotic
Synonyms
Definitions

A synthetic or semi-synthetic beta-lactam antibiotic derived from Acremonium (Cephalosporium) fungi with bactericidal activity. Cephalosporin antibiotics bind to and inactivate penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This interrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis and results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall, eventually causing cell lysis.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C357

ALT_DEFINITION

A drug used to treat bacterial infections. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:23066

code

C357

definition

A synthetic or semi-synthetic beta-lactam antibiotic derived from Acremonium (Cephalosporium) fungi with bactericidal activity. Cephalosporin antibiotics bind to and inactivate penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This interrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis and results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall, eventually causing cell lysis.

label

Cephalosporin Antibiotic

Legacy Concept Name

Cephalosporin_Antibiotic

NCI_META_CUI

CL557638

Preferred_Name

Cephalosporin Antibiotic

prefixIRI

NCIT:C357

prefLabel

Cephalosporin Antibiotic

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C260

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