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Descriptor English: Rifamycins
Descriptor Spanish: Rifamicinas
Descriptor rifamicinas
Entry term(s) rifamicina
rifomicinas
Scope note: Grupo de AGENTES ANTIBACTERIANOS caracterizados por contar con un grupo naftohidroquinónico cromóforo, atravesado por un puente alifático que anteriormente no se encontró en otros antibióticos conocidos. Han sido aislados de caldos de fermentación de Streptomyces mediterranei.
Descriptor Portuguese: Rifamicinas
Descriptor French: Rifamycine
Entry term(s): Rifamycin
Rifomycin
Rifomycins
Tree number(s): D03.633.400.811
D04.345.295.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012294
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Anti-Bacterial Agents
Public MeSH Note: 73; was RIFOMYCIN 1963-72
Online Note: use RIFAMYCINS to search RIFOMYCIN 1966-72
History Note: 73; was RIFOMYCIN 1963-72
DeCS ID: 12706
Unique ID: D012294
NLM Classification: QV 350
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Rifamycins - Preferred
Concept UI M0019113
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Rifamycins
Entry term(s) Rifamycin
Rifomycin
Rifomycins



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