Benzylpenicillin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000669
A penicillin derivative commonly used in the form of its sodium or potassium salts in the treatment of a variety of infections. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria and against gram-negative cocci. It has also been used as an experimental convulsant because of its actions on gamma-aminobutyric acid mediated synaptic transmission.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000669 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | benzylpenicillin potassium; benzylpenicillin sodium; penicillin G potassium; penicillin G sodium; penicillin G |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Penicillins; Carbenicillin; Ampicillin |
| Translations | Spanish: benzilpenicilina |
Record as JSON
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"translations": {
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/benzylpenicillin/"
}
Record 663 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.