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Lactams MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Lactams
Tree Number(s)
D02.065.589
D03.383.411
Unique ID
D007769
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007769
Scope Note
Cyclic AMIDES formed from aminocarboxylic acids by the elimination of water. Lactims are the enol forms of lactams.
Entry Term(s)
Lactam
Lactim
Lactims
Pharm Action
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Previous Indexing
Amides (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
74
History Note
74(72)
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
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