Term Name: | virginiamycin |
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Synonyms: | virginiamicina, virginiamycin, virginiamycine, virginiamycins, virginiamycinum |
Definition: | A mixture of cyclic polypeptide streptogramin antibiotics produced by Streptomyces virginiae, S. loidensis, S. mitakaensis, S. pristina-spiralis, S. ostreogriseus, and others. The two major components are virginiamycin M1 (also known as pristinamycin IIA) and virginiamycin S1. Virginiamycin has been widely used as a growth promotion agent in livestock and has been to have bacteriostatic activity against Gram-positive organisms such as staphylococci and streptococci. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:87209] ( EBI ) |