Synonyms: mikamycin B | ostreogrycin B | Pyostacine® | streptogramin B | virginiamycin B
pristinamycin IA is an approved drug (France, 1995)
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Pristinamycin IA is a cyclic depsipeptide that is, together with pristinamycin IIA, a component of pristinamycin (PubChem CID 11979535), a streptogramin antibacterial produced by Streptomyces pristinaespiralis [1]. Note that the INN describes the mixture.
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Bioactivity Comments |
The two components of pristinamycin demonstrate synergistic antibacterial activty against Gram-positive bacteria [2]. |