Synonyms: kitasamycin A3 | leucomycin A3 | turimycin A5
josamycin is an approved drug
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Josamycin is a 16-membered macrolide antibacterial compound that is identical to leucomycin A3 [2]. It is obtained from fermentation of the actinomycete Streptomyces narbonensis.
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Summary of Clinical Use ![]() |
Josamycin is used as an oral treatment for a range of infections caused by suseptible bacteria. It does not have approval for clinical use by the US FDA but is marketed in Japan, China and a number of European jurisdictions and is available under various trade names. Click here to link to Drugs.com's list of internationally marketed josamycin drugs. |