spiramycin adipate

Spiramycin adipate is the adipate salt of spiramycin, a 16-membered macrolide antibiotic produced by *Streptomyces ambofaciens*. It exerts its antibacterial effect by binding to the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, specifically the 23S rRNA, which inhibits protein synthesis by blocking the translocation step. Spiramycin has a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive bacteria, certain Gram-negative bacteria, and *Mycoplasma* species, and is also effective against the protozoan *Toxoplasma gondii*. While spiramycin is used in human medicine for respiratory infections and toxoplasmosis, the adipate salt is predominantly utilized in veterinary medicine for treating infections in livestock and poultry. Wuxi Fortune Pharmaceutical manufactures spiramycin adipate as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).

Other names

spiramycin hexanedioate