Description
VirginiamycinS1isamacrolideantibioticcommonlyusedinlivestockasagrowthpromoter;itisalsooccasionallyusedtopreventmicrobialcontaminationinethanolfuels.VirginiamycinS1isanantibacterialthatbinds23SrRNAofthebacterial50Sribosome,inhibitingpeptidyltransferaseactivity.ThiscompounddisplaysinsecticidalactivityagainstLeptinotarsaandacaricidalactivityagainstTetranychus.
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