Ampicillin molecule in 3-D
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The Ampicillin molecule - rotatable in 3 dimensions
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Ampicillin is an antibiotic of the moderate-spectrum penicillin (amino-penicillin) group.
Some bacteria have developed resistance to it by producing an enzyme beta-lactamase (penicillinase) to break it down.
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6-Amino-Penicillinamic Acid
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