thiazolidine
Noun
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thiazolidine (countable and uncountable, plural thiazolidines)
(organic chemistry) A saturated, five-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and a sulfur and nitrogen atom in the 1,3 positions; any derivative of this compound
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The image shows that the thiazolidine ring and fused four-membered β-lactam are not in the same plane The term " penam " is used to describe the common core skeleton of a member of the penicillins.
The β-lactam ring is itself fused to a five-membered thiazolidine ring.