beta-lactamase-resistant antibiotics

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• Beta-lactamase — Beta lactamases are enzymes (EC number|3.5.2.6) produced by some bacteria and are responsible for their resistance to beta lactam antibiotics like penicillins, cephalosporins, cephamycins, ertapenems and carbapenems. These antibiotics have a… …   Wikipedia

• New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 — Klebsiella pneumoniae, the bacterium in which NDM 1 was first identified. New Delhi metallo beta lactamase 1 (NDM 1)[1] is an enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to a broad range of beta lactam …   Wikipedia

• Metallo-beta-lactamase protein fold — Metallo beta lactamase superfamily Cartoon diagram of the crystallographic structure of a zinc metallo beta lactamase from bacillus cereus (N terminus = blue, C terminus = blue) The catalytic zinc ion is depicted as a grey sphere [1] …   Wikipedia

• Beta-lactam antibiotic — β lactam antibiotics are a broad class of antibiotics that include penicillin derivatives, cephalosporins, monobactams, carbapenems, and β lactamase inhibitors, that is, any antibiotic agent that contains a β lactam nucleus in its molecular… …   Wikipedia

• Beta-lactam — | | | | | | |A beta lactam ring (β lactam) or penam is a lactam with a heteroatomic ring structure, consisting of three carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom [Heterocyclic chemistry T.L. Gilchrist ISBN 0 582 01421 2 ] . Clinical significanceThe beta …   Wikipedia

• beta-lactam antibiotic — one of a group of drugs that includes the penicillin and the cephalosporin. All have a four membered beta lactam ring as part of their molecular structure. Beta lactam antibiotics function by interfering with the growth of the cell walls of… …   Medical dictionary

• beta-lactam antibiotic — one of a group of drugs that includes the penicillins and the cephalosporins. All have a four membered beta lactam ring as part of their molecular structure. Beta lactam antibiotics function by interfering with the growth of the cell walls of… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — (VRSA) is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin. With the increase of staphylococcal resistance to methicillin, vancomycin (or teicoplanin) is often a treatment of choice in… …   Wikipedia

• Meticillin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2S,5R,6R) 6 [(2,6 dimethoxybenzoyl)amino] 3,3 dimethyl 7 oxo 4 thia 1 azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane 2 carboxylic acid Clinical data …   Wikipedia

• Nafcillin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2S,5R,6R) 6 [(2 ethoxy 1 naphthoyl)amino] 3,3 dimethyl 7 oxo 4 thia 1 azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane 2 carboxylic acid Clinical data …   Wikipedia

• Antibacterial — Contents 1 History 2 Indications 3 Pharmacodynamics 4 Classe …   Wikipedia