title: Beta-lactams in the new millennium. Part-II: cephems, oxacephems, penams and sulbactam.
abstract: Beta-lactam ring-containing compounds such as penicillins, ampicillin, amoxicillin, cephalosporins and carbapenems are among the most famous antibiotics. This article reviews the recent developments in study of cephems, oxacephems, penams and sulbactam. Many of the compounds reviewed have potential antibacterial activity, even against resistant strains such as MRSA, and enzyme inhibitory activity.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of Botswana, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana. singhgs@mopipi.ub.bw
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013407:Sulbactam / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D013407:Sulbactam