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                                                                Synonyms: (8S)-8-fluoroerythromycin A | P-0501A
                                 flurithromycin is an approved drug Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Flurithromycin is a 14-membered macrolide antibacterial compound, originally isolated from Streptomyces erythraeus using a mutational biosynthesis approach [4]. It is a fluorinated derivative of erythromycin with improved acid stability.
                                    
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| References | 
| 1. Fanos V, Mormile R, Benini D, Vecchini S, Cuzzolin L. (2000) Flurithromycin-induced acute interstitial nephritis. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 19 (4): 366-7. [PMID:10783037] | 
| 2. Hardy DJ, Hensey DM, Beyer JM, Vojtko C, McDonald EJ, Fernandes PB. (1988) Comparative in vitro activities of new 14-, 15-, and 16-membered macrolides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 32 (11): 1710-9. [PMID:3252753] | 
| 3. Saverino D, Debbia EA, Pesce A, Lepore AM, Schito GC. (1992) Antibacterial profile of flurithromycin, a new macrolide. J Antimicrob Chemother, 30 (3): 261-72. [PMID:1452490] | 
| 4. Toscano L, Fioriello G, Spagnoli R, Cappelletti L, Zanuso G. (1983) New fluorinated erythromycins obtained by mutasynthesis. J Antibiot (Tokyo), 36 (11): 1439-50. [PMID:6654754] |