Cephaloglycin (Noun)
Meaning
Antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Cephaloglycin is an earlier type of antibiotic related to cephalosporin, although its use has significantly declined in recent years.
- The discovery of cephalosporins was prompted by an earlier compound called cephaloglycin, found in the culture filtrates of the cephalosporin C-producing fungus.
- Due to its toxicity concerns and the discovery of safer cephalosporin derivatives, cephaloglycin has largely fallen out of favor as a commonly prescribed antibiotic.
- Cephaloglycin's efficacy was remarkable at the time of its discovery but limitations soon emerged with multiple reports of the associated side effects.
- While it played a key role in the historical development of cephalosporins, the modern cephalosporin antibiotics have long since surpassed cephaloglycin in terms of safety and efficacy.