CLAVULANIC ACIDS
\klˌavjʊlˈanɪk ˈasɪdz], \klˌavjʊlˈanɪk ˈasɪdz], \k_l_ˌa_v_j_ʊ_l_ˈa_n_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d_z]\
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Acids, salts, and derivatives of clavulanic acid (C8H9O5N). They consist of those beta-lactam compounds that differ from penicillin in having the sulfur of the thiazolidine ring replaced by an oxygen. They have limited antibacterial action, but block bacterial beta-lactamase irreversibly, so that similar antibiotics are not broken down by the bacterial enzymes and therefore can exert their antibacterial effects.
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