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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > beta-Lactams > Carbapenems
Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Carbapenems
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Carbapenems
Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Carbapenems
Organic Chemicals > Amides > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Carbapenems

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Carbapenems  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Antibiotics, Carbapenem
  • Carbapenem
  • Carbapenem Antibiotics

Scope note

  • 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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