Kitasamycin

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Kitasamycin (INN) is a macrolide antibiotic. It is produced by Streptomyces kitasatoensis. The drug has antimicrobial activity against a wide spectrum of pathogens. There are several generic names of this drug such as- •Kitasamycin (OS: BAN, JAN, USAN) •Kitasamycine (OS: DCF) •C 637 (IS) •Katasamycin (IS) •Leucomycin (IS) •Kitasamycin (PH: JP XV) •Kitasamycin Acetate (OS: JAN) •Leucomycin Acetate (IS) •Kitasamycin Acetate (PH: JP XV) •Kitasamycin Tartrate (OS: JAN) •Leucomycin Tartrate (IS) •Kitasamycin Tartrate (PH: JP XV)

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