The beta-lactam ring couples three carbons and a nitrogen, whereas the beta-lactone ring consists of three carbons and an oxygen. "They're essentially iso-electron; they look and smell the same ...

Rather than mutating to avoid antibiotics, bacteria become resistant to beta-lactam by creating an enzyme that degrades the ...

Meriam Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke The most-used class of antibiotics in the world, which includes common drugs like penicillin, are beta-lactam antibiotics.

The most-used class of antibiotics in the world, which includes common drugs like penicillin, are beta-lactam antibiotics. This is also the class of antibiotics that bacteria are most likely to ...