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Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Penicillins > Penicillin G
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Penicillins > Penicillin G
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > beta-Lactams > Penicillins > Penicillin G
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Penicillins > Penicillin G
... > Organic Chemicals > Amides > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Penicillins > Penicillin G

Preferred term

Penicillin G  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Benzylpenicillin

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • A penicillin derivative commonly used in the form of its sodium or potassium salts in the treatment of a variety of infections. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria and against gram-negative cocci. It has also been used as an experimental convulsant because of its actions on GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID mediated synaptic transmission.

In other languages

  • bentsyylipenisilliini

    Finnish

  • Benzylpenicillin Panpharma
  • benzylpenicillinum
  • G-penisilliini
  • Geepenil
  • penisilliini G
  • Penicillin G

    Swedish

  • Benpen
  • Bensylpenicillin
  • Bensylpenicillinnatrium
  • Natriumpenicillin

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010400

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