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Fidaxomicin (trade names Dificid Dificlir and previously OPT-80 and PAR-101) is the first in a new class of narrow spectrum macrocyclic antibiotic drugs. It is a fermentation product obtained from the actinomycete Dactylosporangium aurantiacum subspecies hamdenesis.

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ATC prefix
A07
ATC suffix
AA12
CAS number
873857-62-6
ChEBI
68590
FDA UNII code
Z5N076G8YQ
IUPAC name
3-(((6-Deoxy-4-O-(35-dichloro-2-ethyl-46-dihydroxybenzoyl)-2-O-methyl-β-(D)-mannopyranosyl)oxy)-methyl)-12(R)-[(6-deoxy-5-C-methyl-4-O-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-β-(D)-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-11(S)-ethyl-8(S)-hydroxy-18(S)-(1(R)-hydroxyethyl)-91315-trimethyloxacyclooctadeca-3591315-pentaene-2-one
PubChem
11528171

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