"Erythromycin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A bacteriostatic antibiotic macrolide produced by Streptomyces erythreus. Erythromycin A is considered its major active component. In sensitive organisms, it inhibits protein synthesis by binding to 50S ribosomal subunits. This binding process inhibits peptidyl transferase activity and interferes with translocation of amino acids during translation and assembly of proteins.
| Descriptor ID |
D004917
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.540.576.500.992
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Erythromycin" by people in Profiles.
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Clindamycin, erythromycin, and the newer macrolides. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 1992 Apr; 9(2):409-23.
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Screening prescription drugs for possible carcinogenicity: eleven to fifteen years of follow-up. Cancer Res. 1989 Oct 15; 49(20):5736-47.