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Dirithromycin

地紅黴素

Mechanism of action:

Dirithromycin 是一種巨環內酯類抗生素(macrolide antibiotic)。Dirithromycin 經體內轉化為活性代謝物紅黴胺(erythromycyclamine)。該代謝物能與細菌核糖體的 50S 亞基結合,阻斷肽鏈延長反應中的轉位(translocation),導致蛋白質合成中斷。

​Reference(s):

1. Brogden RN et al. (1994). Dirithromycin. A review of its antimicrobial activity, pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic efficacy. Drugs. 


2. Wintermeyer SM et al. (1996). Dirithromycin: a new macrolide. Ann Pharmacother. 


3. Sides GD et al. (1993). Pharmacokinetics of dirithromycin. J Antimicrob Chemother.

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