Kitasamycin Tartrate

Kitasamycin Tartrate is a type of macrolide antibiotic. Its action mode is the inhibition of protein synthesis at the bacterial ribosomal 50s sub-unit level by blockading transpetidase and the displacment of mRNA. It has strong antibacterial effect against gram-positive bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus pneumococcus streptococci anthrax bacillus swine erysipelothrix listeria clostridium putrificum clostridium chauvoe. Sensitive gram-negative bacteria include H.influenzae neisseria meningitides brucella pasteurella and so on. Insensitive ones are mainly enteric bacilli such as colibacillus and salmonella. In addition Erythromycin thiocyanate also has good effect against campylobacter some leptospira mycoplasma rickettsial and chlamydia.
Pharmacokinetics:
Orally administrated kitasamycin tartrate is well absorbed plasma concentration reaching its peak in 2 hours. The drug is widely distributed in main viscera and the concentration in liver lung kidney and muscle are high usually exceeding plasma concentration. Kitasamycin tartrate is mainly excreted through hepatobiliary system mostly in bile and dejecta and a little is excreted through kidney.

Function:
This product is used to treat infectious diseases caused by gram-positive bacteria.