Kitasamycin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0001392-21-8

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Macrolide

Chemical Names

Leucomycins A₁,A₅, A₇, A₉ and A₁₃:(3R,4R,5S,6R,8R,9R,10E,12E,15R)-5-[4-O-Acyl-2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-α-L-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1→4)-3,6-dideoxy-3-dimethylamino-ß-D-glucopyranosyloxy]-6-formylmethyl-3,9-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-8-methylhexadeca-10,12-dien-15-olid (JP)

Leucomycins A₃, A₄, A₆ and A₈:(3R,4R,5S,6R,8R,9R,10E,12E,15R)-3-Acetoxy-5-[4-O-Acyl-2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-α-L-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1→4)-3,6-dideoxy-3-dimethylamino-ß-D-glucopyranosyloxy]-6-formylmethyl-9-hydroxy-4-methoxy-8-methylhexadeca-10,12-dien-15-ol (JP)

Foreign Names

• Kitasamycinum (Latin)
• Kitasamycin (German)
• Kitasamycine (French)
• Kitasamicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Kitasamycin (OS: BAN, JAN, USAN)
• Kitasamycine (OS: DCF)
• C 637 (IS)
• Katasamycin (IS)
• Leucomycin (IS)
• Kitasamycin (PH: JP XV)
• Kitasamycin Acetate (OS: JAN)
• Leucomycin Acetate (IS)
• Kitasamycin Acetate (PH: JP XV)
• Kitasamycin Tartrate (OS: JAN)
• Leucomycin Tartrate (IS)
• Kitasamycin Tartrate (PH: JP XV)

Brand Names

• Kitasamycin (veterinary use)
  Ceva Animal Health, South Africa



• Likejhn
  Chen Ho, Taiwan



• Trubin (veterinary use)
  Bayer Australia Ltd Animal Health, Australia



• Neo Leucomycin H
  Asahi Kasei, Japan



• Leucomycin
  Asahi Kasei, Japan

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
JP	The Japanese Pharmacopoeia
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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