Lactam

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  • n. Any of a class of cyclic amides, that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones, as oxindol; a cyclic amide.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The name of a class of organic compounds containing the group or They are formed by the elimination of water from γ-or δ-amino acids respectively, the reaction being characteristic of these two classes of compounds. They are simple cyclicacid amides.
    • Word Usage
    "Lactacystin is a cyclic amide, which is also known as a lactam."
    Equivalent
    beta-lactam   
    Cross Reference
    beta-lactam    alpha-lactam   
     
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