Medical Definition of Hygromycin b
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O-6-amino-6-deoxy-l-glycero-d-galacto-heptopyranosylidene- (1-2-3)-o-beta-d-talopyranosyl-(1-5)-2-deoxy-n(3)-methyl-d- streptamine. Antibiotic substance produced by streptomyces hygroscopicus. It is used as an anthelmintic against swine infections by large roundworms, nodular worms, and whipworms.
Pharmacological action: anthelmintic, antibiotics, aminoglycoside.
Chemical 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-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hygromycin B
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