ChEBI: A cephalosporin antibiotic carrying a 3-acetoxymethyl substituent and a 6-oxo-N6-L-lysino group at position 7.
Cephalosporin C is a cephalosporin antibiotic carrying a 3-acetoxymethyl substituent and a 6-oxo-N(6)-L-lysino group at position 7. It has a role as a fungal metabolite. It derives from a cephalosporanic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a cephalosporin C(1-).