Definition: A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicillin molecule is replaced by a carbon atom. THIENAMYCINS are a subgroup of carbapenems which have a sulfur atom as the first constituent of the side chain.
Other names Antibiotics, Carbapenem; Carbapenem Antibiotics
doripenem [ S 4661,2-(5-sulfamoylaminomethylpyrrolidin-3-ylthio)-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylcarbapen-2-em-3-carboxylic acid,S-4661 ] has antibacterial activity; structure given in first source
