Portamycin

Portamycin Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Portamycin is an antibiotic isolated from culture filtrates of Streptomyces lydicus. It is active against gram-postive bacteria except micrococci.

Portamycin is an antibiotic which works by blocking nucleic acid chain elongation by binding to the polymerase, thus stopping RNA polymerase activity inside a cell. Specifically, it inhibits the assembly of the RNA polymerase II transcription complex and DNA polymerase III transcription. It is active against a number of gram positive bacteria.

Trade Name Portamycin
Generic Streptolydigin
Streptolydigin Other Names Afragilimycin A, Portamycin
Type
Formula C32H44N2O9
Weight Average: 600.6998
Monoisotopic: 600.304681016
Groups Experimental
Therapeutic Class
Manufacturer
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Last Updated: September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am
Portamycin
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