Josamycin is a

macrolide The Macrolides are a class of natural products that consist of a large macrocyclic lactone ring to which one or more deoxy sugars, usually cladinose and desosamine, may be attached. The lactone rings are usually 14-, 15-, or 16-membered. Ma ...

antibiotic. It was isolated by

Hamao Umezawa was a Japanese scientist who discovered several antimicrobial agents and enzyme inhibitors. Umezawa was born in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, as the second son in a family of seven children. After graduating from Musashi Junior and Senior High ...

and his colleagues from strains of '' Streptomyces narbonensis'' var. ''josamyceticus'' var. ''nova'' in 1964. It is currently sold in various countries. Brand examples are: * Europe: Josalid, Josacine, Iosalide, Josamina * Russia: Wilprafen (Вильпрафен) * Japan: Josamy

Adverse effects

There has been a case report of edema of the feet.

References

{{Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins Macrolide antibiotics