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Descriptor English: Hygromycin B
Descriptor Spanish: Higromicina B
Descriptor higromicina B
Scope note: Aminoglucósido producido por Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Se emplea como antihelmíntico contra infecciones producidas por diversos nematodos (Ascaris, Oesophagostomun y Trichuris) en los cerdos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Higromicina B
Descriptor French: Hygromycine
Tree number(s): D09.408.051.420
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006921
Scope note: Aminoglycoside produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus. It is used as an anthelmintic against swine infections by large roundworms, nodular worms, and whipworms.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Anthelmintics
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Registry Number: 3XQ2233B0B
CAS Type 1 Name: D-Streptamine, O-6-amino-6-deoxy-L-glycero-D-galacto-heptopyranosylidene-(1-2-3)-O-beta-D-talopyranosyl-(1-5)-2-deoxy-N3-methyl-
Previous Indexing: Aminoglycosides (1974)
Antibiotics (1970-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ANTIBIOTICS, AMINOGLYCOSIDE 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under ANTIBIOTICS, AMINOGLYCOSIDE 1975-90
DeCS ID: 23286
Unique ID: D006921
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Hygromycin B - Preferred
Concept UI M0010798
Scope note Aminoglycoside produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus. It is used as an anthelmintic against swine infections by large roundworms, nodular worms, and whipworms.
Preferred term Hygromycin B



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