- cephalosporin
- A drug used to treat bacterial infections. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.
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Cephalosporin C — IUPAC name (6R,7R) 3 [(Acetyloxy)methyl] 7 {[(5R) 5 amino 5 carboxypentanoyl]amino} 8 oxo 5 thia 1 azab … Wikipedia
Cephalosporin — Ceph a*lo*spor in (s[e^]f [.a]*l[ o]*sp[=o]r [i^]n), n. [from Cephalosporium, a fungus producing the first of the series discovered.] (Chem.) any of a class of chemical substances, some of which have therapeutically useful antibacterial activity … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cephalosporin C — Cephalosporin Ceph a*lo*spor in (s[e^]f [.a]*l[ o]*sp[=o]r [i^]n), n. [from Cephalosporium, a fungus producing the first of the series discovered.] (Chem.) any of a class of chemical substances, some of which have therapeutically useful… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cephalosporin — [sef΄ə lō spôr′in] n. any of a major group of broad spectrum antibiotics produced by, or derived from, a fungus (genus Cephalosporium): an alternative for people allergic to penicillin … English World dictionary
Cephalosporin — See also: Discovery and development of cephalosporins Core structure of the cephalosporins … Wikipedia
Cephalosporin — Strukturformeln klassischer Cephalosporine. Cephalosporine sind eine Gruppe von Breitband Antibiotika für den medizinischen Einsatz. Wie auch die Penicilline gehören sie der Gruppe der β Lactam Antibiotika an. Sie wirken bakterizid auf… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cephalosporin — Lactam Lac tam, n. [Lactone + amido.] (Chem.) One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones, as oxindol; a cyclic amide. [1913 Webster] {beta lactam} or {[beta] lactam}, (a) a lactam in which the amide bond is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cephalosporin — /sef euh loh spawr in, spohr /, n. Pharm. any of a group of widely used broad spectrum antibiotics, originally isolated as a product of fermentation from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium. [1950 55; < NL Cephalospor(ium) the genus (see CEPHALO … Universalium
cephalosporin — This is an antibiotic produced by a Cephalosporium, but since the antibiotic was discovered the name Cephalosporium has been removed and the new name is Acremonium. c. C an antibiotic whose activity is due to the 7 aminocephalosporanic acid… … Medical dictionary
cephalosporin C — the parent compound of the semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotics, which are used in the treatment of a wide variety of infections due to sensitive gram positive and gram negative bacteria … Medical dictionary
Cephalosporin — Ce|phalo|spori̱n, eingedeutscht: Ze|phalo|spori̱n [zum wissenschaftlichen Namen der Deuteromyzetengattung Cephalosporium] s; s, e (meist Mehrz.): 1) Antibiotika, die aus Pilzen der Deuteromyzetengattung Cephalosporium gewonnen werden. 2) im… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
