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
cefditoren [ ME 1206,ME-1206,cefditoren, sodium salt, (6R-(3(Z),6alpha,7beta(Z)))-isomer ] structure given in first source; RN given refers to the (6R-(3(Z),6alpha,7beta(Z)))-isomer