Definition: A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the Mediterranean fungus ACREMONIUM. They contain the beta-lactam moiety thia-azabicyclo-octenecarboxylic acid also called 7-aminocephalosporanic acid.
Other names Antibiotics, Cephalosporin; Cephalosporin Antibiotics; Acids, Cephalosporanic; Cephalosporanic Acids
cefprozil [ 7-(2-amino-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamido)-3-(propenyl)-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid monohydrate,Arzimol,BMY 28100,BMY-28100,Belmac brand of cefprozil,Brisoral,Bristol-Myers Squibb brand of cefprozil,Bristol-Myers brand of cefprozil,Cefzil,Mead Johnson brand of cefprozil monohydrate,Procef,cefprozil monohydrate ] structure given in first source