Tiamulin (previously thiamutilin) is a

pleuromutilin Pleuromutilin and its derivatives are antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding to the peptidyl transferase component of the 50S subunit of ribosomes. This class of antibiotics includes the licensed drugs lefamu ...

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 ...

drug that is used in veterinary medicine particularly for pigs and poultry. Tiamulin is a diterpene antimicrobial with a pleuromutilin chemical structure similar to that of

valnemulin Valnemulin (trade name Econor or Biotilina) is a pleuromutilin antibiotic used to treat swine dysentery, ileitis, colitis and pneumonia. It is also used for the prevention of intestinal The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, a ...

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Pleuromutilin antibiotics Secondary alcohols Ketones Carboxylate esters Thioethers Cyclopentanes Diethylamino compounds Vinyl compounds {{antibiotic-stub