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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References |
1. GARROD LP, WATERWORTH PM. (1956)
Behaviour in vitro of some new antistaphylococcal antibiotics. Br Med J, 2 (4984): 61-5. [PMID:13329383] |
2. Sutherland R. (1962)
Spiramycin: a reappraisal of its antibacterial activity. Br J Pharmacol Chemother, 19 (1): 99-110. [PMID:19108164] |
3. (1956)
SPIRAMYCIN. Br Med J, 1 (4967): 621. [PMID:13293407] |