Beta-lactam antibiotics

β-lactam antibiotics (beta-lactam antibiotics) are antibiotics that contain a beta-lactam ring in their chemical structure. This includes penicillin derivatives (penams), cephalosporins and cephamycins (cephems), monobactams, carbapenems and carbacephems. Most β-lactam antibiotics work by inhibiting cell wall biosynthesis in the bacterial organism and are the most widely used group of antibiotics. See also Beta-lactam antibiotics. How B-lactam drugs work Penicillin-binding protein DD-transpeptidase (Hebrew). Penicillin-binding proteins and antibiotics Mycobacterium tuberculosis PBP complex with penicillin TEM1 Class Antibiotic Resistance Proteins Beta-lactamase Enterococcus faecalis Penicillin Binding Protein 4 (PBP4)

spinqualitylabelsall models D-alanyl-D-alanine carboxipeptidase transpeptidase complex with cephalothin (PDB code 1ceg) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image