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quinupristin-dalfopristin

under Virginiamycin
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More on Virginiamycin Definition: 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.      Other names Staphylomycin; Virginiamycin Phibro Brand; Virginiamycin Hancroft Brand; Virgimycine; Stajac; SmithKline Beecham Brand of Virginiamycin; Phibro Brand of Virginiamycin; Hancroft Brand of Virginiamycin; Founderguard; Eskalin; Antibiotic 899
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
quinupristin-dalfopristin [ RP 59500,RP-59500,Synercid ]
  RP 59500 is a combination of RP 57669 & RP 54476, which are water soluble derivatives of pristinamycin IA & pristinamycin IIB, respectively 		126602-89-9   *Virginiamycin
Pharma Action Anti-Bacterial Agents; Protein Synthesis Inhibitors 		Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1989;8(12):1064 SYNERCID

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