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lactam [′lak‚tam] (organic chemistry) An internal (cyclic) amide formed by heating gamma (γ) and delta (δ) amino acids; thus γ-aminobutyric acid readily forms γ-butyrolactam (pyrrolidone); many lactams have physiological activity. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Polyamides, better known as nylons, are made from the polymerization of lactams or the condensation of diamines with dicarboxylic acids. Among the metabolites of Stachybotrys are various compounds with obscure biologic activities: the simple trichothecenes trichodermol and trichodermin, which are precursors to the satratoxins; the diterpenoid dollabellanes and atranones; and a very large number of spirocyclic drimanes including Stachybotrys lactones and lactams (Hinkley et al. Individually, those organisms that have a natural resistance to certain beta lactams and beta-lactamase inhibitors--for example, some Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas species, and Acinetobacter species--were not common in our study. |
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