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penicillin
One of a series of beta-lactam antibiotics, all of which possess a four-ring beta-lactam structure fused with a five-membered thiazolidine ring. These antibiotics, including penicillin, are nontoxic and kill sensitive bacteria during their growth stage by the inhibition of biosynthesis of their cell-wall mucopeptide (peptidoglycan).
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- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Science
- Category: General science
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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