Linopristin is an
antibiotic
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of ...
of the
streptogramin B Streptogramin B is a subgroup of the streptogramin antibiotics family. These natural products are cyclic hexa- or hepta depsipeptides produced by various members of the genus of bacteria '' Streptomyces''. Many of the members of the streptogramins ...
class. It is one of the components of the antibiotic combination
NXL103.
References
Antibiotics
Depsipeptides
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