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E1305000

Erythromycin A

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Erythromycin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C37H67NO13
CAS Number:
114-07-8
Molecular Weight:
733.93
PubChem Substance ID:
329799008
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
75279
MDL number:
MFCD00084654

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SMILES string

CC[C@H]1OC(=O)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O[C@H]2C[C@@](C)(OC)[C@@H](O)[C@H](C)O2)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O[C@@H]3O[C@H](C)C[C@@H]([C@H]3O)N(C)C)[C@](C)(O)C[C@@H](C)C(=O)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O)[C@]1(C)O

InChI key

ULGZDMOVFRHVEP-RWJQBGPGSA-N

InChI

1S/C37H67NO13/c1-14-25-37(10,45)30(41)20(4)27(39)18(2)16-35(8,44)32(51-34-28(40)24(38(11)12)15-19(3)47-34)21(5)29(22(6)33(43)49-25)50-26-17-36(9,46-13)31(42)23(7)48-26/h18-26,28-32,34,40-42,44-45H,14-17H2,1-13H3/t18-,19-,20+,21+,22-,23+,24+,25-,26+,28-,29+,30-,31+,32-,34+,35-,36-,37-/m1/s1

API family

erythromycin

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Erythromycin A EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mode of Action: Erythromycin acts by inhibiting elongation at the transpeptidation step, specifically aminoacyl translocation from the A-site to P-site by binding to the 50s subunit of the bacterial 70s rRNA complex.

Antimicrobial Spectrum: This product acts against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Alice Gerlini et al.
PLoS pathogens, 10(3), e1004026-e1004026 (2014-03-22)
The pathogenesis of bacteraemia after challenge with one million pneumococci of three isogenic variants was investigated. Sequential analyses of blood samples indicated that most episodes of bacteraemia were monoclonal events providing compelling evidence for a single bacterial cell bottleneck at
Genetic elements responsible for erythromycin resistance in streptococci.
Pietro E Varaldo et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 53(2), 343-353 (2008-11-13)
Catherine V Hawkyard et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 59(3), 347-358 (2007-02-10)
Erythromycin A, the first macrolide, was introduced in the 1950s and after years of clinical experience it still remains a commonly relied upon antibiotic. In the past, pharmacodynamic characteristics of macrolides beyond antimicrobial action such as anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties
F H Weber et al.
The American journal of gastroenterology, 88(4), 485-490 (1993-04-01)
Erythromycin, a commonly used antibiotic, has recently emerged as a potential gastrointestinal prokinetic agent. This follows a decade of research into the mechanism of well-recognized gastrointestinal side effects of erythromycin. Early investigations demonstrated that erythromycin increased gastrointestinal motility, and more
David J Serisier et al.
JAMA, 309(12), 1260-1267 (2013-03-28)
Macrolide antibiotics such as erythromycin may improve clinical outcomes in non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis, although associated risks of macrolide resistance are poorly defined. To evaluate the clinical efficacy and antimicrobial resistance cost of low-dose erythromycin given for 12 months to
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