Synonyms: Dificid® | Dificlir® | lipiarmycin | OPT-80 | PAR-101 | tiacumicin B
fidaxomicin is an approved drug (EMA & FDA (2011))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Fidaxomicin is a narrow-spectrum, semisynthetic, macrolide antibacterial. It was isolated from the hamdenensis subspecies of actinomycete Dactylosporangium aurantiacum.
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Bioactivity Comments |
MIC90 for antibacterial activity against Clostridium difficile ranges from 0.01-0.5 μg/ml in vitro [1-2]. |
Ligand mentioned in the following text fields |
SLC51 family of steroid-derived molecule transporters overview |