"Penicillin G" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A penicillin derivative commonly used in the form of its sodium or potassium salts in the treatment of a variety of infections. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria and against gram-negative cocci. It has also been used as an experimental convulsant because of its actions on GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID mediated synaptic transmission.
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D010400
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.750.750 D02.886.108.750.750 D03.633.100.300.750.750
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penicillin G" by people in Profiles.
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Penicillium chrysogenum Fermentation and Analysis of Benzylpenicillin by Bioassay and HPLC. Methods Mol Biol. 2021; 2296:195-207.
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Human embryonic stem cell proliferation and differentiation as parameters to evaluate developmental toxicity. J Cell Physiol. 2011 Jun; 226(6):1583-95.
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Should Lyme disease affecting the nervous system be treated with oral or intravenous antibiotics? Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2008 Aug; 93(4):132-4.
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Endocarditis due to streptomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis with high-level gentamicin resistance. Arch Intern Med. 1989 Aug; 149(8):1873-5.
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[A method for the preservation of human ear ossicles]. Monatsschr Ohrenheilkd Laryngorhinol. 1968; 102(10):569-77.
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[Comparative studies on the behavior of 109 Escherichia coli strains against penicillin G and ampicillin]. Chemotherapy. 1965-1966; 10(5):291-6.
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[Behavior of penicillin G resistant staphylococcal strains to ampicillin and oxacillin]. Chemotherapy. 1965; 10(1):44-52.
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[On the influence of serum on the level of resistance of staphylococci to penicillin G, V, MV and dimethoxyphenylpenicillin]. Wien Z Inn Med. 1962 Oct; 43:444-50.