Table 3 Protein-binding rates.

From: Pharmacokinetics of anti-Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare disease drugs in silkworms

Antibiotics

In hemolymph (current study)

In human serum or plasma[references]

Clarithromycin

39.6 ± 3.0%

40–72%11

Azithromycin

39.5 ± 4.3%

12–50%12

Rifampicin

76.3 ± 3.2%

72–91%13

Ethambutol

20.9 ± 4.2%

20–30%13

Amikacin

73.1 ± 4.7%

0%14

  1. Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation.
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