Term Name: | tiamulin |
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Synonyms: | (3aS,4R,5S,6S,8R,9R,9aR,10R)-5-hydroxy-4,6,9,10-tetramethyl-1-oxo-6-vinyldecahydro-3a,9-propanocyclopenta[8]annulen-8-yl {[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]sulfanyl}acetate, tiamulin, tiamulina, tiamuline, tiamulinum |
Definition: | A carbotricyclic compound that is pleuromutilin in which the hydroxyacetate group is replaced by a 2-{[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]sulfanyl}acetate group. An antibacterial drug, tiamulin is used in veterinary medicine (generally as its hydrogen fumarate salt) for the treatment of swine dysentery caused by Serpulina hyodysenteriae. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:44137] ( EBI ) |