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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptides, Cyclic > Streptogramins > Virginiamycin
Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Peptides, Cyclic > Streptogramins > Virginiamycin

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Virginiamycin  

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Entry terms

  • Virgimycine

Scope note

  • A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic complex from Streptomyces virginiae, S. loidensis, S. mitakaensis, S. pristina-spiralis, S. ostreogriseus, and others. It consists of 2 major components, VIRGINIAMYCIN FACTOR M1 and virginiamycin Factor S1. It is used to treat infections with gram-positive organisms and as a growth promoter in cattle, swine, and poultry.

History note

  • 1991(1974);

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014769

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