Cephalosporins
Synonyms
Acids, Cephalosporanic
Antibiotics, Cephalosporin
Cephalosporanic Acids
Cephalosporin Antibiotics
A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the Mediterranean fungus ACREMONIUM. They contain the beta-lactam moiety thia-azabicyclo-octenecarboxylic acid also called 7-aminocephalosporanic acid.