CHEBI:35995 - cephams

ChEBI IDCHEBI:35995
ChEBI Namecephams
Stars
DefinitionNatural and synthetic antibiotics containing the 5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one nucleus; generally assumed to have the 6R configuration, unless otherwise specified.
Last Modified31 March 2017
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
antimicrobial agent  A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
cephams (CHEBI:35995) is a organic heterobicyclic compound (CHEBI:27171)
cephams (CHEBI:35995) is a organonitrogen heterocyclic compound (CHEBI:38101)
cephams (CHEBI:35995) is a organosulfur heterocyclic compound (CHEBI:38106)
cephams (CHEBI:35995) is a β-lactam (CHEBI:35627)
cephams (CHEBI:35995) is a β-lactam antibiotic (CHEBI:27933)
Incoming Relation(s)
cefalexin pivoxil (CHEBI:135750) is a cephams (CHEBI:35995)
cefditoren pivoxil (CHEBI:560555) is a cephams (CHEBI:35995)
cefetamet pivoxil (CHEBI:135812) is a cephams (CHEBI:35995)
Cefteram pivoxil (CHEBI:31381) is a cephams (CHEBI:35995)
cepham (CHEBI:35993) is a cephams (CHEBI:35995)
IUPAC Name 
cephams