Definition that contains side chain
- mefoxin one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
- straight chain an open chain of atoms with no side chains
- branched chain an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
- cephalosporin one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity