sulbactam

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006136",
  "term": "sulbactam",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A beta-lactamase inhibitor with very weak antibacterial action. The compound prevents antibiotic destruction of beta-lactam antibiotics by inhibiting beta-lactamases, thus extending their spectrum activity. Combinations of sulbactam with beta-lactam antibiotics have been used successfully for the therapy of infections caused by organisms resistant to the antibiotic alone.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "penicillins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "sulbactam"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sulbactam/"
}