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cethromycin
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Ketolides
Definition
: Compounds based on ERYTHROMYCIN with the 3-cladinose replaced by a ketone. They bind the 23S part of 70S bacterial RIBOSOMES.
Other names
Erythromycins, 3 Keto; 3-
Keto Erythromycins; 3 Keto Erythromycins; Erythromycins, 3-
Keto; 3-
Keto-
Erythromycins
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cethromycin [ A 195,773,A 195773,A-195,773,A-195773,ABT 773,ABT-773 ]
a ketolide;
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*Ketolides
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
RNA
, Ribosomal, 23S
Pharma Action
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 Feb;44(2):447-9