About The Medical Condition Clarithromycin

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Clarithromycin

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Clarithromycin Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Clarithromycin?

A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic derived from ERYTHROMYCIN that is active against a variety of microorganisms. It can inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by reversibly binding to the 50S ribosomal subunits. This inhibits the translocation of aminoacyl transfer-RNA and prevents peptide chain elongation.

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