Pirlimycin
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Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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Methyl(2S-cis)-7-chloro-6,7,8-trideoxy-6[[(4-ethyl-2-piperidinyl) carbonyl]amino]-1-thio-L-threo-α-D-galacto-octopyranoside | |
Clinical data | |
Legal status | ? |
Routes | Intramammary |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 79548-73-5 |
ATCvet code | QJ51FF90 |
UNII | LM19JT6G5K |
KEGG | D08391 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL1652611 |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C17H31ClN2O5S |
Mol. mass | 410.164 g/mol |
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Pirlimycin hydrochloride belongs to the lincosamide class of antimicrobials. Under the trade name Pirsue,[1] it is used in the treatment of mastitis in cattle.
Activity
Pirlimycin is active against Gram-positive bacteria, specifically Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative species of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus. It has no activity against Gram-negative bacteria.[2]
Mechanism of action
It is bacteriostatic and acts by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis via binding with the 50S subunit of the ribosome.
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