| Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
| Molecular Formula | C42H69NO15 |
| Molecular Weight | 827.995 |
| Optical Activity | UNSPECIFIED |
| Defined Stereocenters | 16 / 16 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
[H][C@@]2(O[C@H]1[C@@H](CC=O)C[C@@H](C)[C@@H](O)\C=C\C=C\C[C@@H](C)OC(=O)C[C@@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H]1OC)O[C@H](C)[C@@]([H])(O[C@H]3C[C@@](C)(O)[C@@H](OC(=O)CC(C)C)[C@H](C)O3)[C@@H]([C@H]2O)N(C)C
InChI
InChIKey=XJSFLOJWULLJQS-NGVXBBESSA-N
InChI=1S/C42H69NO15/c1-23(2)19-32(47)56-40-27(6)53-34(22-42(40,8)50)57-37-26(5)54-41(36(49)35(37)43(9)10)58-38-29(17-18-44)20-24(3)30(46)16-14-12-13-15-25(4)52-33(48)21-31(39(38)51-11)55-28(7)45/h12-14,16,18,23-27,29-31,34-41,46,49-50H,15,17,19-22H2,1-11H3/b13-12+,16-14+/t24-,25-,26-,27+,29+,30+,31-,34+,35-,36-,37-,38+,39+,40+,41+,42-/m1/s1
Josamycin is a macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces narbonensis var. josamyceticus. Macrolides are inhibitors of protein synthesis. They impair the elongation cycle of the peptidyl chain by specifically binding to the 50S subunit of the ribosome. Josamycin has antimicrobial activity against a wide spectrum of pathogens. It is similar to erythromycin, but does not induce macrolide resistance in staphylococci and appears to have a lower incidence of gastrointestinal side effects. Josamycin is under investigation in US.
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Approval Year
PubMed
Patents
Sample Use Guides
Bronchitis: 500 mg three times daily for up to 14 days.
Mediterranean spotted fever: 1 g every 8 hours for 5 days.
Mycoplasma pneumonia: 2 g per day (in four equally divided doses) for 7 days.
Route of Administration:
Oral
ACTIVE MOIETY
ACTIVE MOIETY
