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A common structural feature of all penicillins used in medicine is the presence of an acylamido group in the 6ß-position of penicillanic acid, (cf. fig.l) and it has been generally assumed that this grouping is a prerequisite for antibacterial activity of ß-lactam antibiotics.
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Lund, F., Roholt, K., Tybring, L., Godtfredsen, W.O. (1976). Mecillinam and Pivmecillinam — New Beta-Lactam Antibiotics with High Activity Against Gram-Negative Bacilli. In: Williams, J.D., Geddes, A.M. (eds) Penicillins and Cephalosporins. Chemotherapy, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3126-1_26
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