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Definition of Macrolide
Macrolide definition - medical term
One in a class of antibiotics that includes Biaxin, Clarithromycin,
Ery-Tab, and Erythromycin.
T he macrolides inhibit the growth of bacteria and are often prescribed to treat
rather common bacterial infections.
In more technical terms, the macrolides are a group of antibiotics produced by
various strains of Streptomyces (spore forming bacteria that grow slowly in soil
or water as a branching filamentous mycelium similar to that of fungi) and have
a complex chemical (macrocyclic) structure. They act by inhibiting protein synthesis,
specifically by blocking the 50S ribosomal subunit. They are broad spectrum antibiotics.
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