Tiamulin (previously thiamutilin) is a

pleuromutilin Pleuromutilin and its derivatives are antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding to the peptidyl transferase component of the 50S subunit of ribosomes. This class of antibiotics includes the licensed drugs lefamuli ...

antibiotic An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting pathogenic bacteria, bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the therapy ...

drug that is used in veterinary medicine particularly for pigs and poultry. Tiamulin is a

diterpene Diterpenes are a class of terpenes composed of four isoprene units, often with the molecular formula C20H32. They are biosynthesized by plants, animals and fungi via the HMG-CoA reductase pathway, with geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate being a primary ...

antimicrobial with a pleuromutilin chemical structure similar to that of valnemulin.

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Pleuromutilin antibiotics Secondary alcohols Cyclic ketones Carboxylate esters Thioethers Cyclopentanes Diethylamino compounds Vinyl compounds {{antibiotic-stub