beta-lactam antibiotic catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0030655

Synonyms

• beta-lactam antibiotic breakdown
• beta-lactam antibiotic catabolism
• beta-lactam antibiotic degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown 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

References

Ontology

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