MaduramicinisapolyetherantibioticfirstisolatedfromActinomadurayunnaense(formerlyNocardiasp.X-14868)in1963.MaduramicinisabroadspectrumanticoccidialalsoactiveagainstTreponemaandCryptosporidium.Maduramicinisanionophore,formingcomplexeswithmonovalentcations,withahigheraffinityforK+thanNa+.Maduramicinisusedastheammoniumsaltinanimalstopreventcoccidiosisandtopromotegrowth.
Maduramicinis solubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Poorwatersolubility.
CASNumber
79356-08-4
MolecularFormula
C47H80O17
MolecularWeight
917.1
StorageConditions
-20°C
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