Leucomycin

• UNSPSC Description:

  Leucomycin (Kitasamycin) is an orally active macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces kitasatoensis. Leucomycin has broad-spectrum antibacterial activities against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, mycoplasma, leptospira, spirochaetes, rickettsiae and some larger viruses[1][2][3][4][5][6][7].

• Target Antigen:

  Antibiotic; Bacterial

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Anti-infection

• Applications:

  COVID-19-immunoregulation

• Field of Research:

  Infection

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/leucomycin.html

• Solubility:

  DMSO : 110 mg/mL (ultrasonic)|H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL

• Smiles:

  [Leucomycin]

• References & Citations:

  [1]PACHTMAN EA, et al. Leucomycin; a new antibiotic. Am J Pharm Sci Support Public Health. 1958 Oct;130(10):342-4.|[2]Vézina C, et al. Biosynthesis of kitasamycin (leucomycin) by leucine analog-resistant mutants of Streptomyces kitasatoensis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1979 May;15(5):738-46.|[3]La T, et al. Testing the efficacy of kitasamycin for use in the control and treatment of swine dysentery in experimentally infected pigs. Aust Vet J. 2019 Sep 17.|[4]Hassan AB, et al. Pharmacokinetics and tissue residues of kitasamycin in healthy and diseased broilers. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 1990 Aug;97(8):315-7.|[5]Iwata K, et al. Studies on the in vitro Antibacterial Activity of Leucomycin[J]. The Journal of Antibiotics, Series A, 1962, 15(6): 258-265.|[6]Kondo M, et al. Maridomycin, a new macrolide antibiotic. 3. In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1973 Apr;26(4):206-14. |[7]Liu G, et al. Quantitative analysis of impurities in leucomycin bulk drugs and tablets: A high performance liquid chromatography-charged aerosol detection method and its conversion to ultraviolet detection method. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2021 Aug 5;202:114148.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  -20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)

• Clinical Information:

  Launched

• CAS Number:

  1392-21-8