Virginiamycin

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Virginiamycin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
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Identifiers
CAS number	11006-76-1
ATC code	D06AX10
PubChem	11979535
Chemical data
Formula	C71H84N10O17
Mol. mass	1349.48 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	?
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Therapeutic considerations
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Legal status
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Virginiamycin is an antibiotic similar to pristinamycin. It is used in the fuel ethanol industry to prevent microbial contamination. It is very similar to the antibiotic Synercid which is used for human bacterial infections and is a derivative of pristinamycin, known as Quinupristin/Dalfopristin.

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