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Emericid, a new polyether antibiotic fromStreptomyces hygroscopicus (DS 24 367)

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Emericid is a new polyether polycyclic ionophore antibiotic excreted byStreptomyces hygroscopicus (DS 24 367). Active in vitro against Gram-positive bacteria, it is ineffective in vivo. At a 0.006–0.02% level in the diet it protects chickens and rabbits against coccidiosis.

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  1. Centre Nicolas Grillet, Rhône-Poulenc Industries, 13, quai Jules Guesde, F-94400, Vitry-sur-Seine, France

    L. Ninet, F. Benazet, H. Depaire, J. Florent, J. Lunel, D. Mancy, A. Abraham, J. R. Cartier, N. De Chezelles, C. Godard, M. Moreau, R. Tissier & J. Y. Lallemand

  2. Service de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75005, Paris, France

    L. Ninet, F. Benazet, H. Depaire, J. Florent, J. Lunel, D. Mancy, A. Abraham, J. R. Cartier, N. De Chezelles, C. Godard, M. Moreau, R. Tissier & J. Y. Lallemand

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From a recent paper byN. Otake (Tetrahedron Lett.1970, 4147) emericid and lonomycin would be identical.

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Ninet, L., Benazet, F., Depaire, H. et al. Emericid, a new polyether antibiotic fromStreptomyces hygroscopicus (DS 24 367). Experientia 32, 319–321 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01940814

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