Macrolides

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006869",
  "term": "Macrolides",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Compounds built on a large cyclic ester (lactone) whose ring has at least twelve atoms, in the antibiotic class usually carrying one or more deoxy sugars attached to the ring. Erythromycin has a 14-membered ring, azithromycin a 15-membered one and tylosin a 16-membered one, whereas methymycin has a 12-membered ring.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "lactones"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1348 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/macrolides/"
}