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Penicillin vs Isoxazolyl - What's the difference?

penicillin | isoxazolyl |

As nouns the difference between penicillin and isoxazolyl

is that penicillin is (pharmaceutical drug) any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases while isoxazolyl is (chemistry) the univalent radical derived from isoxazole.

penicillin

English

Noun

  • (pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

    • Derived terms

    * benzathine penicillin * benzylpenicillin, penicillin G * penicillinic acid * phenoxymethylpenicillin, penicillin V * procaine penicillin

    External links

    * ("penicillin" on Wikipedia)

    isoxazolyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) The univalent radical derived from isoxazole
  • (medicine) Used attributively to describe a class of semisynthetic penicillins that contain an isoxazole group