Synonyms: Zuprevo® (veterinary)
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Tildipirosin is a 16-membered macrolide antibacterial compound derived from tylosin. It was developed for use in veterinary medicine.
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Bioactivity Comments |
Tildipirosin was developed to have improved activity against Gram-negative bacteria including those that are the common cause of respiratory tract infections in animals. The MIC for antibacterial activity in vitro is 0.5 μg/ml against Mannheimia haemolytica 11935 and 1 μg/ml against Pasteurella multocida 4407 [1]. Tildipirosin inhibitis bacterial protein synthesis with an IC50 of 0.23 ± 0.01 μM [1]. |