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... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > beta-Lactams > Clavulanic Acids > Clavulanic Acid
Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Clavulanic Acids > Clavulanic Acid
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Clavulanic Acids > Clavulanic Acid
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Clavulanic Acids > Clavulanic Acid
... > Organic Chemicals > Amides > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Clavulanic Acids > Clavulanic Acid

Preferred term

Clavulanic Acid  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • BRL 14151
  • BRL-14151
  • BRL14151
  • Clavulanate
  • Clavulanate Potassium
  • Clavulanic Acid, Monosodium Salt
  • MM 14151
  • MM-14151
  • MM14151
  • Potassium, Clavulanate

Scope note

  • A beta-lactam antibiotic produced by the actinobacterium Streptomyces clavuligerus. It is a suicide inhibitor of bacterial beta-lactamase enzymes. Administered alone, it has only weak antibacterial activity against most organisms, but given in combination with other beta-lactam antibiotics it prevents antibiotic inactivation by microbial lactamase.

History note

  • 98; use CLAVULANIC ACID (NM) 1980-97

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