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GO: Biological Process

beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthetic process

Term ID
GO:0030654
Synonyms
  • beta-lactam antibiotic anabolism
  • beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthesis
  • beta-lactam antibiotic formation
  • beta-lactam antibiotic synthesis
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 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
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