Dalfopristin
Dalfopristin is a macrolide that is pristinamycin IIA in which the double bond between positions 26 and 26a of the pyrroline ring has been reduced and position 26R carries a [2-(diethylamino)ethyl]sulfonyl group. It is a semi-synthetic streptogramin antibiotic and often used as a mixture with quinupristin for the treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. It has a role as an antibacterial drug and a protein synthesis inhibitor. It is a macrolide, a member of 1,3-oxazoles, a cyclic ketone, an enamide, a secondary alcohol, a secondary carboxamide, a tertiary carboxamide, a sulfone, a tertiary amino compound, a carboxylic ester and a macrolide antibiotic. It is functionally related to a pristinamycin IIA.