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Abstract
A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicillin molecule is replaced by a carbon atom. THIENAMYCINS are a subgroup of carbapenems which have a sulfur atom as the first constituent of the side chain.
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- Antibiotics, Carbapenem
- Carbapenem
- Carbapenem Antibiotics
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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- Antibiotics (1966-1982)
- Antibiotics, Lactam (1983-1989)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Carbapenems. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015780. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015780
- Carbapenems. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem
- Carbapenems. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410897