Chloramphenicol is an
antibiotic that was derived from the
bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae[?] and is now produced synthetically. Chloramphenicol is effective against a wide variety of microorganisms, but due to serious side-effects (e.g., damage to the
bone marrow) in humans, it is usually reserved for the treatment of serious and life-threatening
infections (e.g.,
typhoid fever). It is also used in
eye drops[?] or
ointment[?] to treat bacterial
conjunctivitis.
C11H12Cl2N2O5 Chloramphenicol MW=323.13
(2,2-Dichlor-N-[(aR,bR)-b-hydroxy-a-hydroxymethyl-4-nitrophenethyl]acetamid)
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