Monobactams

Synonyms

Antibiotics, Monobactam

Monobactam Antibiotics

Monocyclic beta Lactams

Monocyclic beta-Lactams

beta Lactams, Monocyclic

beta-Lactams, Monocyclic

Monocyclic, bacterially produced or semisynthetic beta-lactam antibiotics. They lack the double ring construction of the traditional beta-lactam antibiotics and can be easily synthesized.