Erythromycin

Erythromycin

CAT N°: 16486
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66.00 56.10

Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by targeting the 50S ribosomal subunit, blocking the progression of nascent polypeptide chains.{22680} It is active against a host of bacterial genera, including Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Haemophilus (MIC90s = 0.015-2.0 mg/l).{22758} Erythromycin (10-40 mg/kg) dose-dependently inhibits the growth of S. aureus in a mouse model of thigh infection.{42209} It also inhibits the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) isoform CYP3A4 in vitro with IC50 values of 33 and 27.3 µM for ?-hydroxytriazolam and 4-hydroxytriazolam formation, respectively, following administration of triazolam, which is known to be metabolized primarily by CYP3A4.{22760,42210} Formulations containing erythromycin have been used in the treatment of bacterial respiratory and skin infections, pertussis, and a variety of other bacterial infections.

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