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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002511
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Preferred Name

Cephalosporins

Definitions
A family of organic compounds that are composed of a dihydrothiazine ring and a beta-lactam ring. 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.
Synonyms
Cephalosporin Antibiotics
Cephalosporanic Acids
Cephalosporanic Acid
Antibiotics, Cephalosporin
Cephalosporin
Cephalosporin Antibiotic
Antibiotic, Cephalosporin
Acid, Cephalosporanic
Acids, Cephalosporanic
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