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Descriptor English: beta Lactam Antibiotics
Descriptor Spanish: Antibióticos Betalactámicos
Descriptor antibióticos betalactámicos
Entry term(s) antibacteriano betalactámico
antibacterianos betalactámicos
antibiótico betalactámico
Scope note: Agentes bactericidas que contienen un anillo betalactámico en su estructura química. Inhiben la síntesis de la pared celular bacteriana al unirse a PROTEÍNAS DE UNIÓN A LA PENICILINA, impidiendo así la síntesis de peptidoglicano en las paredes celulares bacterianas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Antibióticos beta-Lactâmicos
Descriptor French: bêta-lactamines
Entry term(s): Antibacterials, beta Lactam
Antibiotics, beta Lactam
Antibiotics, beta-Lactam
Lactam Antibacterials, beta
Lactam Antibiotics, beta
beta Lactam Antibacterial Agents
beta Lactam Antibacterials
beta-Lactam Antibiotics
Tree number(s): D27.505.954.122.085.386
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097902
Scope note: Bactericidal agents that contain a beta-lactam ring in their chemical structure. They inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS, preventing the synthesis of peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
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
Previous Indexing: Anti-Bacterial Agents (1967-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60693
Unique ID: D000097902
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/05/31
beta Lactam Antibiotics - Preferred
Concept UI M000764687
Scope note Bactericidal agents that contain a beta-lactam ring in their chemical structure. They inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS, preventing the synthesis of peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls.
Preferred term beta Lactam Antibiotics
Entry term(s) Antibacterials, beta Lactam
Antibiotics, beta Lactam
Antibiotics, beta-Lactam
Lactam Antibacterials, beta
Lactam Antibiotics, beta
beta Lactam Antibacterial Agents
beta Lactam Antibacterials
beta-Lactam Antibiotics



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