Antibiotic
rifamycin
May Prevent:
Bacterial Infections
May Treat:
Bacterial Infections
Definitions related to rifamycins:
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Family of antibiotics biosynthesized by a strain of Streptomyces mediterranei, effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A group of ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS characterized by a chromophoric naphthohydroquinone group spanned by an aliphatic bridge not previously found in other known ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS. They have been isolated from fermentation broths of Streptomyces mediterranei.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The rifamycins are bactericidal antibiotics; they inhibit bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, suppressing RNA synthesis. The following drugs are rifamycins:Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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