NCIt definition : A broad-spectrum, carbapenem antibiotic with bactericidal activity. Lenapenem binds
to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) located on the bacterial cell wall, thereby
inhibiting the final transpeptidation step in the synthesis of peptidoglycan, an essential
component of the bacterial cell wall. This inhibition weakens the bacterial cell wall
and leads to lytic cell death in a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobic
and anaerobic pathogens.;