Synonyms: 6-O-methylerythromycin | A-56268 | ABBOTT-56268 | Biaxin® | Klaricid® | TE-031
clarithromycin is an approved drug (FDA (1991))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Clarithromycin is a semisynthetic macrolide antibacterial. Structurally it is the 6-O-methyl ether of erythromycin A.
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Bioactivity Comments |
The MIC90 for antibacterial activity against macrolide-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae is 0.06 μg/ml in vitro [1]. |