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MeSH Heading: beta Lactam Antibiotics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.122.085.386
Unique ID: D000097902
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097902
Scope Note: Bactericidal agents that contain a beta-lactam ring in their chemical structure. They inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS, preventing the synthesis of peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls.
Entry Term(s): beta Lactam Antibacterial Agents; beta Lactam Antibacterials; beta-Lactam Antibiotics
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Anti-Bacterial Agents (1967-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
Date Introduced: 2024/01/01
Last Updated: 2024/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M000764687
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Bactericidal agents that contain a beta-lactam ring in their chemical structure. They inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS, preventing the synthesis of peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls.
Terms: beta Lactam Antibiotics Preferred Term
Term UI T001136831
Date04/25/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); beta Lactam Antibacterials
Term UI T001136830
Date04/25/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); beta Lactam Antibacterial Agents
Term UI T001136828
Date04/25/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); beta-Lactam Antibiotics
Term UI T001136829
Date04/25/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

beta Lactam Antibiotics MeSH Descriptor Data 2026