BITSAT 2018
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2018
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Chemistry in Everyday Life
BITSAT 2018 · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life
A penicillin is a member of a family of drugs that have a
A penicillin is a member of a family of drugs that have a

Options
- Afour membered cyclic amide fused to a five membered thiazole ring.
- Bthree membered cyclic amide fused to a five-membered thiazole ring.
- Cfour-membered cyclic amide fused to have a four membered thiazole ring.
- Dfive-membered cyclic amide fused to have a five membered thiazole ring.
Correct answer
A. four membered cyclic amide fused to a five membered thiazole ring.
Step-by-step solution
A penicillin is a member of a family of drugs that have a four membered cyclic amide fused to a five membered thiazole ring. It is narrow spectrum antibiotic.
Penicillin is an antibiotic or group of antibiotics produced naturally by certain blue moulds, now usually prepared synthetically.&
