beta-lactam antibiotic catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a beta-lactam antibiotic, any member of a class of natural or semisynthetic antibiotics whose characteristic feature is a strained, four-membered beta-lactam ring. They include the penicillins and many of the cephalosporins.
GO:0017001
antibiotic catabolic process
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GO:0072340
lactam catabolic process
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beta-lactam antibiotic breakdown
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beta-lactam antibiotic catabolism
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beta-lactam antibiotic degradation
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