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Definition of Thienamycin
1. Noun. One of the most potent naturally-produced antibiotics known, first obtained from ''Streptomyces cattleya'' in 1976. ¹
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Medical Definition of Thienamycin
1. The first member of a family of des-thia-carbapenem nucleus antibiotics having a thioethylamine side-chain on the enamine portion of the fused 5-membered ring. (05 Mar 2000)