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'''Penicillin''' refers to a class of [[antibiotic]] drugs that have a common <math>\beta</math>-lactam structure.  Some bacterial have developed resistance to penicillins through the acquisition of <math>\beta</math>-lactamases, enzymes which degrade the <mat>\beta</math>-lactam structures of the penicillin drugs.   
'''Penicillin''' refers to a class of [[antibiotic]] drugs that have a common [[beta-lactam|<math>\beta</math>-lactam]] structure.  Some bacterial have developed resistance to penicillins through the acquisition of <math>\beta</math>-lactamases, enzymes which degrade the <mat>\beta</math>-lactam structures of the penicillin drugs.   


For more information about specific penicillin drugs, see these pages:
For more information about specific penicillin drugs, see these pages:

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Penicillin refers to a class of antibiotic drugs that have a common -lactam structure. Some bacterial have developed resistance to penicillins through the acquisition of -lactamases, enzymes which degrade the <mat>\beta</math>-lactam structures of the penicillin drugs.

For more information about specific penicillin drugs, see these pages:

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