'Molecular movie' finally reveals how penicillin is made

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Researchers at the University of Oxford and international collaborators used molecular imaging to reveal rapid, previously unseen stages in how β-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin are formed. The findings, published in Nature Catalysis, could inform future antibiotic development.

Researchers from the University of Oxford and international collaborators have revealed previously unseen rapid chemical stages in the formation of β-lactam antibiotics like penicillin, offering insights that can support future antibiotic development. The findings have been published in Nature Catalysis.