Description
TylosinisamacrolideantibioticoriginallyproducedbyStreptomyces.Likeothermacrolides,tylosinbindsthe50Ssubunitofthebacterialribosome,suppressingmitochondrialproteintranslation;itinhibitspeptidyltransferase,preventingtranslocation.TylosindisplaysantibacterialefficacyagainstmostgrampositiveandsomegramnegativebacteriasuchasCampylobacter.