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ChEBI

clarithromycin

Term ID
CHEBI:3732
Synonyms
  • 6-O-methylerythromycin
  • 6-O-methylerythromycin A
  • CLA
  • CLARITHROMYCIN
  • clarithromycina
  • clarithromycine
  • clarithromycinum
  • O(6)-methylerythromycin
Definition
The 6-O-methyl ether of erythromycin A, clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic used in the treatment of respiratory-tract, skin and soft-tissue infections. It is also used to eradicate Helicobacter pylori in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. It prevents bacteria from growing by interfering with their protein synthesis.
References
  • Beilstein:3581974
  • CAS:81103-11-9
  • DrugBank:DB01211
  • Drug_Central:668
  • KEGG:C06912
  • KEGG:D00276
  • LINCS:LSM-5606
  • LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMPK04000014
  • PDBeChem:CTY
  • PMID:16387493
  • Patent:EP41355
  • Patent:US4331803
  • Reaxys:3581974
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from clarithromycin
Phenotype where environments contain clarithromycin
Phenotype modified by environments containing clarithromycin
Human Disease Model