beta-lactam antibiotic metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0030653

Synonyms

beta-lactam antibiotic metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving a beta-lactam antibiotic, any member of a class of natural or semisynthetic antibiotics whose characteristic feature is a strained, four-membered beta-lactam ring. They include the penicillins and many of the cephalosporins. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: amine metabolic process antibiotic metabolic process lactam metabolic process

amine metabolic process antibiotic metabolic process lactam metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthetic process beta-lactam antibiotic catabolic process carbapenem metabolic process cephalosporin metabolic process cephamycin C metabolic process ... Show All 6 Terms

beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthetic process beta-lactam antibiotic catabolic process carbapenem metabolic process cephalosporin metabolic process cephamycin C metabolic process penicillin metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

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