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Abstract
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.
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
9 entry terms
- Antibiotics, Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporin Antibiotic
- Antibiotic, Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporin Antibiotics
- Cephalosporanic Acid
- Cephalosporanic Acids
- Acid, Cephalosporanic
- Acids, Cephalosporanic
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25 allowable subheadings
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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NLM Classification
QV 350.5.C3
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cephalosporins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002511. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002511
- Cephalosporins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271021