What are Ketolides?
Ketolides are antibiotics belonging to the macrolide group. A new generation of macrolide antibiotics is called ketolides.
Ketolides are derived from erythromycin.
Ketolides bind to the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit, and inhibit RNA-dependent protein synthesis, which are bacteriostatic at low concentrations and bactericidal at high concentrations.
It also has good antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria that cause respiratory tract infections.
Ketolides antibiotics such as:
Telithromycin,
Solithromycin,