Chemicals and Drugs

Lactams

Cyclic AMIDES formed from aminocarboxylic acids by the elimination of water. Lactims are the enol forms of lactams.

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Abstract

Cyclic AMIDES formed from aminocarboxylic acids by the elimination of water. Lactims are the enol forms of lactams.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Lactam
  • Lactim
  • Lactims

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, 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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74(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Amides (1966-1971)

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  1. D02w.065w.589w
  2. D03w.383.411w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lactams. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007769. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007769
  2. Lactams. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactam
  3. Lactams. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251124