Carbapenam
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A carbapenam is a β-lactam compound that is a saturated
carbapenem
. They exist primarily as biosynthetic
intermediates on the way to the carbapenem antibiotics.
Saturation (chemistry)
In chemistry, saturation has six different meanings, all based on reaching a maximum capacity...
carbapenem
Carbapenem
Carbapenems are a class of β-lactam antibiotics with a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. They have a structure that renders them highly resistant to most β-lactamases...
. They exist primarily as biosynthetic
Biosynthesis
Biosynthesis is an enzyme-catalyzed process in cells of living organisms by which substrates are converted to more complex products. The biosynthesis process often consists of several enzymatic steps in which the product of one step is used as substrate in the following step...
intermediates on the way to the carbapenem antibiotics.