Butirosin

Antibiotic complex

Butirosin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic complex which is active against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.^[1] It is a mixture with butirosin A (80-85%) and butirosin B being the major components.^[2]

References

1. Heifetz CL, Fisher MW, Chodubski JA, DeCarlo MO (August 1972). "Butirosin, a new aminoglycosidic antibiotic complex: antibacterial activity in vitro and in mice". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2 (2): 89–94. doi:10.1128/aac.2.2.89. PMC 444273. PMID 4670492.
2. Elks J (2014). The Dictionary of Drugs. Springer. p. 198.