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Preferred Name

Chloramphenicol

Definitions
An antibiotic first isolated from cultures of Streptomyces venequelae in 1947 but now produced synthetically. It has a relatively simple structure and was the first broad-spectrum antibiotic to be discovered. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly bacteriostatic. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p106) Chloramphenicol and its derivatives.
Synonyms
Detreomycin
Kloramfenikol
Chlornitromycin
Chloromycetin
Syntomycin
Amphenicols
Ophthochlor
Cloranfenicol
Levomycetin
Chlorocid
Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-(2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl)-, (R-(R*,R*))-
Amphenicol
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