Macrolide antibiotic

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Used for

carbomycin, maytansine, spiramycin, troleandomycin

Broader Terms

antibiotic, glycoside

Narrower Terms

azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, oligomycin

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  • These results suggest that the primary lesion induced by a novel macrolide antibiotic is the increased karyopycnosis of ameloblast at the transitional stage, and followed by later stage.
  • As is well known, a macrolide antibiotic is an antibiotic which contains a macrocyclic lactone ring and an amino sugar and a carbonyl group bonded thereto through a glycoside linkage as a basic structure.
  • Although each individual macrolide antibiotic is structurally different, they all function by binding tightly to an RNA site on the bacterial ribosome and so inhibiting protein synthesis.
  • The structure of this macrolide antibiotic is shown in Fig.
  • In the case of penicillin allergies, alternative therapy with a macrolide antibiotic is substituted 18 .

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