- Azalide
Azalides are a class of
macrolide antibiotics which contain a nitrogen in the macrolide ring. This imparts different pharmocokinetic properties and is associated with greater stability of the molecule. One such azalide is the antibioticazithromycin (Zithromax).References
* [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=284308 Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1991 June; 35(6): 1186–1190.]
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