POLYCYCLIC ETHER ANTIBIOTICS

• Main Authors: WALSHE, NIGEL D. A, GOUDIE, ALEXANDER C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 25.05.1993
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; FODDER; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPIRITS; SUGARS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; VINEGAR; WINE

Polycyclic Ether Antibiotics new acidic polycyclic antibiotic UK-61,689 has the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable cationic salt thereof. The antibiotic and its cationic salts are active against a variety of microorganisms and are effective in controlling coccidiosis, enteritis and swine dysentery as well as being effective in promotion of growth and/or improving efficiency of feed utilisation in swine and ruminants. PLC 425