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Cephalosporin Definition:
A group of β-lactam antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporium that share the 7-aminocephalosporanic acid nucleus.
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Cephalosporin Notes:
The Cephalosporins are a group of β-lactam antibiotics, derived from the fungus named Acremonium, (which was previously known as Cephalosporium, hence the name). Combined with cephamycina, they contitute "Cephems" (a sub group of β-lactam antibiotics). They were discovered in 1945 amd sold for the first time in 1964.
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