Desosamine

Desosamine
Names
	IUPAC name 3,4,6-Trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-D-xylo-hexose
	Systematic IUPAC name (2R,3S,5R)-3-(Dimethylamino)-2,5-dihydroxyhexanal
Identifiers
CAS Number	5779-39-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	2412240
ChEBI	CHEBI:32540 ;
ChemSpider	147813 ;
PubChem CID	168997;
UNII	3NR0662443 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90206478 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H17NO3/c1-6(11)4-7(9(2)3)8(12)5-10/h5-8,11-12H,4H2,1-3H3/t6-,7+,8+/m1/s1 Key: VTJCSBJRQLZNHE-CSMHCCOUSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H17NO3/c1-6(11)4-7(9(2)3)8(12)5-10/h5-8,11-12H,4H2,1-3H3/t6-,7+,8+/m1/s1 Key: VTJCSBJRQLZNHE-CSMHCCOUBT;
	SMILES O=C[C@H](O)[C@@H](N(C)C)C[C@H](O)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H17NO3
Molar mass	175.23 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Desosamine is a 3-(dimethylamino)-3,4,6-trideoxyhexose found in certain macrolide antibiotics (contain a high level of microbial resistance) such as the commonly prescribed erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, methymycin, narbomycin, oleandomycin, picromycin and roxithromycin. As the name suggests, these macrolide antibiotics contain a macrolide or lactone ring and they are attached to the ring desosamine which is crucial for bactericidal activity. The biological action of the desosamine-based macrolide antibiotics is to inhibit the bacterial ribosomal protein synthesis. These antibiotics which contain desosamine are widely used to cure bacterial infections in human respiratory system, skin, muscle tissues, and urethra.