Kitasamycin Explained

Kitasamycin (INN) is a macrolide antibiotic. It is produced by Streptomyces kitasatoensis.^[1] The drug has antimicrobial activity against a wide spectrum of pathogens. There are several generic names of this drug such as:^[2]

• Kitasamycin (OS: BAN, JAN, USAN)
• Kitasamycine (OS: DCF)
• C 637 (IS)
• Katasamycin (IS)
• Leucomycin (IS)
• Kitasamycin (PH: JP XV)
• Kitasamycin Acetate (OS: JAN)
• Leucomycin Acetate (IS)
• Kitasamycin Acetate (PH: JP XV)
• Kitasamycin Tartrate (OS: JAN)
• Leucomycin Tartrate (IS)
• Kitasamycin Tartrate (PH: JP XV)

Notes and References

1. Zheng Q, Gao S . The effect of surfactant on fermentation of kitasamycin in Streptomyces kitasatoensis . Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry . 63 . 6 . 895–900 . November 2016 . 26339801 . 10.1002/bab.1443 . 7290695 .
2. Web site: Kitasamycin . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020200912/https://www.drugs.com/international/kitasamycin.html . 20 October 2012 . Drugs.com .