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MeSH Heading: Lactams
Tree Number(s): D02.065.589; D03.383.411
Unique ID: D007769
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007769
Scope Note: Cyclic AMIDES formed from aminocarboxylic acids by the elimination of water. Lactims are the enol forms of lactams.
Entry Term(s): Lactam; Lactim; Lactims
Pharm Action: Anti-Bacterial Agents
Previous Indexing: Amides (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(72)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

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