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Since it was observed that different natural penicillins display different biological properties, the study of the relationship between chemical structure and microbiological activity in an antibiotic molecule has become of major interest.
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Lancini, G., Parenti, F., Gallo, G.G. (1995). Activity of Antibiotics in Relation to Their Structure. In: Antibiotics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9200-3_5
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