Rifamycin S

Rifamycin S, a quinone, is an antibiotic against Gram-positive bacteria (including MRSA). Rifamycin S is the oxidized forms of a reversible oxidation-reduction system involving two electrons. Rifamycin S generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inhibits microsomal lipid peroxidation. Rifamycin S can be used for tuberculosis and leprosy.

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[1].Rao DN, et al. A comparative study of the redox-cycling of a quinone (rifamycin S) and a quinonimine (rifabutin) antibiotic by rat liver microsomes. Free Radic Biol Med. 1997; 22(3):439-46. | [2].Kono Y. Oxygen Enhancement of bactericidal activity of rifamycin SV on Escherichia coli and aerobic oxidation of rifamycin SV to rifamycin S catalyzed by manganous ions: the role of superoxide. J Biochem. 1982 Jan; 91(1):381-95. | [3].Huang H, et al. Rifamycin S and its geometric isomer produced by a newly found actinomycete, Micromonospora rifamycinica. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2009 Feb; 95(2):143-8.

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Bacterial; Reactive Oxygen Species; Antibiotic