Antibiotic
cefotiam
Effect:
Decreased Cell Wall Synthesis & Repair
May Prevent:
Bacterial Infections
May Treat:
Bacterial Infections
Definitions related to cefotiam:
  • A third-generation, semi-synthetic, beta-lactam cephalosporin antibiotic with antibacterial activity. Cefotiam binds to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), transpeptidases that are responsible for crosslinking of peptidoglycan. By preventing crosslinking of peptidoglycan, cell wall integrity is lost and cell wall synthesis is halted.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • One of the CEPHALOSPORINS that has a broad spectrum of activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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