| Descriptor English: | Virginiamycin | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Virginiamicina 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Virginiamicina | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Virginiamycine | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Antibiotic 899 Eskalin Founderguard Stajac Staphylomycin Virgimycine | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D04.345.566.802.875 D12.644.641.802.875 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014769 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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: | Anti-Bacterial Agents Protein Synthesis Inhibitors | ||||||
| Registry Number: | 11006-76-1 | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Virginiamycin | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 1991; see VIRGINIAMYCINS 1974-1990 | ||||||
| History Note: | 1991(1974); | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 29292 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D014769 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/07/01 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
 Polycyclic Compounds [D04]Polycyclic Compounds
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 CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
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                        Virginiamycin                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Eskalin                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Stajac                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Staphylomycin                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Antibiotic 899                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Founderguard                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | M0022742 | 
| 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. | 
| Preferred term | Virginiamycin | 
| Entry term(s) | Virgimycine | 
| Concept UI | M0551816 | 
| Preferred term | Eskalin | 
| Concept UI | M0551815 | 
| Preferred term | Stajac | 
| Concept UI | M0375365 | 
| Preferred term | Staphylomycin | 
| Concept UI | M0372896 | 
| Preferred term | Antibiotic 899 | 
| Concept UI | M0551814 | 
| Preferred term | Founderguard | 
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