loading...| Preferred Name |
clarithromycin |
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| Synonyms |
Klacid Clarith Macladin CLR Klaricid Biaxin Veclam Clathromycin Naxy Clambiotic |
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| Definitions |
Clarithromycin is a methyl derivative of erythromycin, sharing the 14-carbon macrolide ring. The antibiotic binds to the 50S subunit of the ribosome and is used to treat pharyngitis, tonsillitis, acute maxillary sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia (especially atypical pneumonias associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae or TWAR), and skin structure infections. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_0000065 |
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| database_cross_reference |
pubchem.compound:84029 |
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| definition |
Clarithromycin is a methyl derivative of erythromycin, sharing the 14-carbon macrolide ring. The antibiotic binds to the 50S subunit of the ribosome and is used to treat pharyngitis, tonsillitis, acute maxillary sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia (especially atypical pneumonias associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae or TWAR), and skin structure infections. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Klacid Clarith Macladin CLR Klaricid Biaxin Veclam Clathromycin Naxy Clambiotic |
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| has_obo_namespace |
antibiotic_resistance |
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| id |
ARO:0000065 |
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| label |
clarithromycin |
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| notation |
ARO:0000065 |
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| prefLabel |
clarithromycin |
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| subClassOf |