Development of the semi-synthetic penicillins and cephalosporins

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作者
Hamilton-Miller, JMT. [1 ]
机构
[1] UCL Royal Free & Univ Coll Med Sch, Dept Med Microbiol, London WC1E 6BT, England
关键词
6-aminopenicillanic acid; 7-aminocephalosporanic acid; beta-lactam antibiotics; history of medicine;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.11.010
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Semi-synthetic penicillins and cephalosporins both derive from their respective chemical nuclei, 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) and 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA). Work leading to their isolation was being carried out in parallel, but following very different pathways, during the last half of the 1950s. The development of 6-APA was reviewed recently in this journal, and in the present article I take a closer look at early work on 'penicillin amidase' and revisit the steps that led to 7-ACA. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.
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