| Descriptor English: | Penicillins | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Penicilinas 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Penicilinas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Pénicillines | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Antibiotics, Penicillin Penicillin Penicillin Antibiotics | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D02.065.589.099.750 D02.886.108.750 D03.633.100.300.750 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010406 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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) | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AD                                                            administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine | ||||||
| Pharm Action: | Anti-Bacterial Agents | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 75; was PENICILLIN 1963-74; /adverse effects /poisoning /toxicity were PENICILLIN TOXICOLOGY 1963-65; HETACILLIN was heading 1974-84 | ||||||
| Online Note: | use PENICILLINS to search PENICILLIN 1966-74 & HETACILLIN 1974-84 | ||||||
| History Note: | 75; was PENICILLIN 1963-74; /adv eff-pois-tox was PENICILLIN TOXICOLOGY 1963-65; HETACILLIN was heading 1974-84 | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 10600 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010406 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QV 354 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/05/31 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0016152 | 
| Scope note | 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) | 
| Preferred term | Penicillins | 
| Entry term(s) | Antibiotics, Penicillin Penicillin Antibiotics | 
| Concept UI | M0016153 | 
| Preferred term | Penicillin | 
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