lactam

English

Noun

lactam (plural lactams)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.

Usage notes

Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. α- 3-membered, β- 4-membered.

Translations

cyclic amides, nitrogen analogs of lactones

• Finnish: laktaami
• French: lactame (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: lattame (it) m
• Portuguese: lactama f

See also

• alpha-lactam
• beta-lactam