Tiamulin (previously thiamutilin) is a
pleuromutilin antibiotic drug that is used in veterinary medicine particularly for pigs and poultry.
Tiamulin is a
diterpene
Diterpenes are a class of chemical compounds composed of four isoprene units, often with the molecular formula C20H32. They are biosynthesized by plants, animals and fungi via the HMG-CoA reductase pathway, with geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate being ...
antimicrobial with a pleuromutilin chemical structure similar to that of
valnemulin.
References
Pleuromutilin antibiotics
Secondary alcohols
Ketones
Carboxylate esters
Thioethers
Cyclopentanes
Diethylamino compounds
Vinyl compounds
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