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cephalosporins are 'related' in the sense they both contain the beta lactam ring, and have the same antibacterial mode of action (inhibiting synthesis of the cell wall). although cephaosporins come from the fungi A.strictum, whereas penicillin comes from the fungi P.notatum.

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