Monobactams

File:Aztreonam structure.svg

Aztreonam. (The square is the beta-lactam. There is a second thiazole ring, but it is not fused to the beta-lactam ring)

Monobactams are beta-lactam antibiotics wherein the beta-lactam ring is alone, and not fused to another ring (in contrast to most other beta-lactams, which have at least two rings). The only commercially available monobactam is aztreonam.

External links

Monobactams at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

nl:Monobactam

Template:WH Template:WikiDoc Sources