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HRID 638150Generated: October 30, 2026

Erythromycin → 12-Deoxyerythronolide A

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantErythromycinHCID 12560—
ReactantoleandomycinHCID 72493—
Product12-Deoxyerythronolide AHCID 441113—

Reaction Steps

Under HPLC the peak corresponding to P 15153 has a retention time with respect to erythromycin A of 0.64 and with respect to oleandomycin of 0.99. For the above four antibiotics, which are obtained in admixture from erythronolide B, after 100 hours of fermentation and before the isolation, the total antibiotic activity, expressed as activity of erythromycin A, is about 120-150 mcg/ml.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04560662
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_12
ORD IDord-8883402084254e478ea08728ad68667c
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_12