clarithromycin

Term ID

CHEBI:3732

Synonyms

• 6-O-methylerythromycin
• 6-O-methylerythromycin A
• CLA
• clarithromycin
• clarithromycina
• clarithromycine
• clarithromycinum
• O(6)-methylerythromycin

Definition

The 6-O-methyl ether of erythromycin A, clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic used in the treatment of respiratory-tract, skin and soft-tissue infections. It is also used to eradicate Helicobacter pylori in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. It prevents bacteria from growing by interfering with their protein synthesis.

References

• cas:81103-11-9
• drugbank:DB01211
• drugcentral:668
• kegg.compound:C06912
• kegg.drug:D00276
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-5606
• lipidmaps:LMPK04000014
• patent:EP41355
• patent:US4331803
• pdb-ccd:CTY
• pubmed:16387493
• reaxys:3581974

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

CTD