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Chloramphenicol  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An antibiotic first isolated from cultures of Streptomyces venequelae in 1947 but now produced synthetically. It has a relatively simple structure and was the first broad-spectrum antibiotic to be discovered. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly bacteriostatic. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p106) Chloramphenicol and its derivatives.

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  • 56-75-7 (Chloramphenicol)
  • 66974FR9Q1
  • Cloranfenicol
  • Kloramfenikol

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BD7HF7QR-N

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