What functional groups are present in the antibiotic penicillin?
1 Answer
Mar 16, 2016
There are two amide groups. a carboxylate ion, and a thioether.
Explanation:
The structure of Penicillin G is
The functional groups are:
- at
1 , a thioether - at
4,7,8 , an amide - at
11,12,13 , a carboxylate ion - at
14,15 , an amide
The 5-membered ring is called a thiazolidine ring.
An amide that is part of a 4-membered ring is called a β-lactam.
