D-cycloserine
Cycloserine is broad spectrum antibiotic having tuberculostatic effect. It is obtained from S. orchidaceous and S. garyphalus. It is analogue of amino acid D-alanine. Chemically, […]
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Aducanumab
Aducanumab is recently approved by FDA (7th June 2021) for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. It is the first of its type and targets progression of […]
Spiramycin
Spiramycin is a member of macrolide antibiotic. Macrolide antibiotics are a group of antibiotics which are composed of a macrocyclic lactone of different ring sizes […]
Gentamicin
Gentamicin is aminoglycoside antibiotics used to treat infections caused by aerobic gram-negative bacteria. It is produced by Micromonospora purpura. Gentamicin is aminoglycoside of first choice […]
Streptomycin
Streptomycin is first aminoglycoside antibiotic to be discovered and is used in medical field since 1940s. It is originally obtained from soil organism Streptomyces griseus. […]
Teicoplanin
Teicoplanin is glycopeptide antibiotic which consist of mixture of several compounds. Five are major compounds named teicoplanin A2-1 to A2-5 and four are minor compounds […]
Clindamycin
Clindamycin is lincosamide antibiotic. It is 7(S)- chloro-7- deoxylincomycin, a semisynthetic derivative of lincomycin which is a natural antibiotic produced by actinobacterium Streptomyces lincolnesis. It […]
Streptokinase
Streptokinase is first thrombolytic agent introduced in medical field. It is a polypeptide derived from beta- hemolytic streptococci and have molecular weight of around 47000 […]
Diclofenac
Diclofenac is commonly used NSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). Chemically it is heterocyclic arylacetic derivatives. It is very old drug which came into medical use in […]