Beta-Lactam Antibiotic

Preferred Label : Beta-Lactam Antibiotic;

NCIt synonyms : Lactam Antibiotics;

NCIt definition : A compound with a four member amide ring (beta-lactam), where one member is the amide nitrogen and another is the carbonyl carbon, with bactericidal activity. Beta-lactam antibiotics act by disrupting the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of the bacterial cell wall.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL938164;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:27933;

Details

Origin ID

C260;

UMLS CUI

C0026458;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- beta-Lactams [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Monobactam (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Substance with beta-lactam structure and antibacterial mechanism of action (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- beta Lactam Antibiotics [MeSH Descriptor]
- beta-lactam antibiotic, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- monobactams [MeSH Descriptor]
- monobactams [ATC Code]
- monobactams [MeSH concept]
False automatic mappings
- Medicinal product containing beta-lactam and acting as antibacterial agent (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Antibiotic [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Medicinal product containing beta-lactam and acting as antibacterial agent (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Monobactam (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing monobactam (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Substance with beta-lactam structure and antibacterial mechanism of action (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- beta-lactam antibiotic, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- monobactams [ATC Code]
- monobactams [MeSH Descriptor]
- monobactams [MeSH concept]

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