Researchers have simplified the operation of an important class of chemical transformation: synthesis of beta-lactams, the intricate scaffold of many antibiotics. Their experimental protocol minimizes ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have developed a new small molecule that can suppress the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and make resistant bacteria more susceptible to ...

The Beta-lactam and Beta-lactamase Inhibitors Market encompasses a wide range of antibiotics and enzyme inhibitors used in the treatment of various bacterial infections. Beta-lactams are a class of ...

The team, led by Professor Seo Sang-won from DGIST's Department of Chemical Physics, in collaboration with the Molecular Activation Catalysis Research Team of IBS (headed by Professor Seok-bok Jang ...

Treating MRSA with certain first-line antibiotics can actually make MRSA skin infections worse, according to a study published in Cell Host & Microbe. Ironically, patients can become sicker as a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgical patients with a documented beta-lactam allergy were nine times less likely to receive the preferred ...

Scientists have demonstrated a more effective treatment for bacterial pneumonia following influenza. They found that the antibiotics clindamycin and azithromycin, which kill bacteria by inhibiting ...

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Osaka, Japan – While we appear to live in a world of plenty, behind the scenes, sourcing sufficient amounts of key ingredients can be challenging. For example, the synthesis of certain antibiotics, ...

This is the largest group of antibiotics. They all share a structural similarity, the beta-lactam ring. The various chemicals attached to the beta lactam ring are what give the different members of ...