Erythromycin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002282
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002282 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Macrolide antibiotics; Macrolides; Dirithromycin; Clarithromycin; Azithromycin; Roxithromycin; Ketolides |
| Translations | Spanish: eritromicina |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "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.",
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
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"macrolide antibiotics",
"macrolides",
"dirithromycin",
"clarithromycin",
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"roxithromycin",
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"translations": {
"es": "eritromicina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/erythromycin/"
}
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