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
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