It acts by rapidly breaking down penicillin to penicilloic acid, which has no antibiotic activity and which does not create sensitivity (Observer).
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pen|i|cil|la|mine — «PEHN uh SIHL uh meen», noun. an amino acid derived from penicillin, used as a chelating agent. Formula: C5H11NO2S … Useful english dictionary
penicilloic acid — Alkali and bacterial degradation product of a penicillin, resulting from hydrolysis of the 1,7 bond. * * * pen·i·cil·lo·ic acid .pen ə sə .lō ik n any of several acids having the general formula RCONH(C6H10NS)(COOH) … Medical dictionary
penicillic acid — An antibiotic produced by Penicillium puberulum, a mold found on maize, and from P. cyclopium; active against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria but toxic to animal tissues. * * * pen·i·cil·lic acid .pen ə .sil ik n a crystalline antibiotic … Medical dictionary
6-aminopenicillanic acid — An important precursor in the synthesis of penicillin derivatives. By itself, it has no antibiotic activity.For structure, see under penicillin in which R = H. SYN: penicin. * * * 6 ami·no·pen·i·cil·lan·ic ac·id (ə me″no… … Medical dictionary
penicilloyl-polylysine — pen·i·cil·lo·yl poly·ly·sine .pen ə sil ō .il .päl i lī .sēn n a preparation of a penicillic acid and polylysine which is used in a skin test to determine hypersensitivity to penicillin … Medical dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
Penicillin — Historically, the most famous of all antibiotics, named for the fungal mould Penicillium notatum from which it is derived. Penicillin acts by destroying the cell wall in those bacteria that are sensitive have been developed (not resistant) to its … Medical dictionary
late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… … English syllables
