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[Benzylpenicillin interaction with amines in the organic phase]

V B Kurochkina, L I Sokal'skaia, S A Zhukovskaia

    Antibiotiki I Meditsinskaia Biotekhnologiia = Antibiotics and Medical Biotechnology
    |October 1, 1987
    PubMed
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    Benzylpenicillin interacts with amines in nonaqueous solutions, with interactions depending on amine form and pH. Researchers determined interaction and dissociation constants for various amines, aiding in understanding antibiotic behavior in different phases.

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