Pirlimycin
Pirlimycin hydrochloride belongs to the lincosamide class of antimicrobials. Under the trade name Pirsue,[1] it is used in the treatment of mastitis in cattle.
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Routes of administration | Intramammary |
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Formula | C17H31ClN2O5S |
Molar mass | 410.164 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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Activity
Pirlimycin is active against Gram-positive bacteria, specifically Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative species of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus. It has no activity against Gram-negative bacteria.[2]
Mechanism of action
It is bacteriostatic and acts by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis via binding with the 50S subunit of the ribosome.
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