Mesh term Erythromycin
Browse to parent terms:Macrolides
Description
A bacteriostatic antibiotic macrolide produced by Streptomyces erythreus. Erythromycin A is considered its major active component. In sensitive organisms, it inhibits protein synthesis by binding to 50S ribosomal subunits. This binding process inhibits peptidyl transferase activity and interferes with translocation of amino acids during translation and assembly of proteins.Browse to child terms:
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Erythromycin Estolate
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate
Ketolides
Roxithromycin
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