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penicillin

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ID 714691 Last modified 10.02.2017
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Domain pharmacology - toxicologybiochemistry
  • hallitusseente Penicillium notatum’i või Penicillium chrysogenum’i poolt toodetav, peamiselt gram­positiivsetesse bakteritesse toimiv bakteritsiidne antibiootikum
  • any of a group of related natural or semi-synthetic fungal antibiotics, which interfere with bacterial cell wall synthesis and are active especially against Gram-positive organisms
penitsilliin
penicillin
Usage examples
  • The penicillins have a unique structure, a β-lactam ring, that is responsible for their antibacterial activity.

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Etymology

  • penicillin 'penitsilliin' ( Alexander Fleming 1929 )

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