Macrocin Explained

Macrocin is a macrolide antibiotic. Biosynthetically, it is produced from demethylmacrocin by demethylmacrocin O-methyltransferase[1] and is converted to tylosin, an antibiotic used in veterinary medicine, by macrocin O-methyltransferase.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/EC2/1/1/102.html EC 2.1.1.102
  2. http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/EC2/1/1/101.html EC 2.1.1.101