Synonyms: foromacidin | Rovamycine®
spiramycin is an approved drug
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Spiramycin is a 16-membered macrolide antimicrobial, produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens and originally isolated from soil samples [3].
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Bioactivity Comments |
In vitro, spiramycin is reported to have a similar but less potent spectrum of activity to that of erythromycin against Gram-positive bacteria [1-2]. However, in vivo, spiramycin is as active as erythromycin against Staphylococcus aureus [2]. |