Clavulanic acid
Created:
3/29/18
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
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Clavulanic acid is antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces clavuligerus. It acts as a suicide inhibitor of bacterial beta-lactamase enzymes. It has a role as an antibacterial drug, a bacterial metabolite, an anxiolytic drug and an EC 3.5.2.6 (beta-lactamase) inhibitor. It is a conjugate acid of a clavulanate.
