Lefamulin

Lefamulin

Nature of the antibiotic Semi-synthetic, pleuromutilin class.Molecular weight – 567.79 gm/mole Pleuromutilins Pleuromutilins (produced by Pleurotus sp.), discovered in the 1950s, have a tricyclic mutilin core.Tiamulin – the first member of this group, was approved for veterinary use in 1979.Retapamulin – topical pleuromutilin was approved for human use in 2007. Mechanism of action It inhibits protein […]