Preferred Name |
Fusidic Acid |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65793 |
CAS_Registry |
6990-06-3 |
CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:29013 |
Chemical_Formula |
C31H48O6 |
code |
C65793 |
Concept_In_Subset | |
Contributing_Source |
FDA |
DEFINITION |
A bacteriostatic antibiotic derived from the fungus Fusidium coccineum and used as a topical medication to treat skin infections. Fusidic acid acts as a bacterial protein synthesis inhibitor by preventing the turnover of elongation factor G (EF-G) from the ribosome. Fusidic acid is effective primarily on gram-positive bacteria. |
FDA_UNII_Code |
59XE10C19C |
label |
Fusidic Acid |
Legacy_Concept_Name |
Fusidic_Acid |
Preferred_Name |
Fusidic Acid |
prefixIRI |
C65793 |
prefLabel |
Fusidic Acid |
Semantic_Type |
Pharmacologic Substance |
UMLS_CUI |
C0016875 |
subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28394 |