Eravacycline
Back to searchScientific Name: | Eravacycline |
Brand Name: | Xerava |
Company Owner: | Not Available |
Mechanism Of Action | Eravacycline is a fluorocycline antibacterial of the tetracycline class of antibacterial drugs. Eravacycline disrupts bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit, preventing the incorporation of amino acid residues into elongating peptide chains. In general, eravacycline is bacteriostatic against gram-positive bacteria (e. g. , Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis) ; however, in vitro bactericidal activity has been shown against certain strains of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae |
Description of the Drug: | Eravacycline is a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat complicated intra-abdominal infections. |
Protein Data Bank: | Not Available |
Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23 from https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12329