The core of this compound
The core of this compound is known as 6-APA, and the phen-oxy-methyl form of it is acid stable and therefore suitable for oral administration. Florey and Chain were the first to manufacture small doses of this compound, which contains a beta-lactam ring in its structure. This compound was withheld from patients in the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, and was first isolated from the mold P. notatum in 1928 by a Scottish biologist. For 10 points, name this antibiotic that inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis and was accidentally discovered by Alexander Fleming.
The core of this compound is known as 6-APA, and the phen-oxy-methyl form of it is acid stable and therefore suitable for oral administration.
penicillin