Portamycin Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more
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.
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Trade Name | Portamycin |
| Generic | Streptolydigin |
| Streptolydigin Other Names | Afragilimycin A, Portamycin |
| Type | |
| Formula | C32H44N2O9 |
| Weight | Average: 600.6998 Monoisotopic: 600.304681016 |
| Groups | Experimental |
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| Last Updated: | January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am |
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