CLAVULANIC ACIDS

Domain	Definition
Health	Acids, salts, and derivatives of clavulanic acid (C8H9O5N). They consist of those beta-lactam compounds that differ from penicillin in having the sulfur of the thiazolidine ring replaced by an oxygen. They have limited antibacterial action, but block bacterial beta-lactamase irreversibly, so that similar antibiotics are not broken down by the bacterial enzymes and therefore can exert their antibacterial effects. (references)
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Anagrams: CLAVULANIC ACIDS

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	Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-c-c-d-i-i-l-l-n-s-u-v"
	-5 letters: canaliculi.
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