Chemicals and Drugs

Hygromycin B

Aminoglycoside produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus. It is used as an anthelmintic against swine infections by large roundworms, nodular worms, and whipworms.

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Abstract

Aminoglycoside produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus. It is used as an anthelmintic against swine infections by large roundworms, nodular worms, and whipworms.

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26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(75); was see under ANTIBIOTICS, AMINOGLYCOSIDE 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Aminoglycosides (1974)
  • Antibiotics (1970-1974)

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  1. D09w.408w.051.420w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hygromycin B. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006921. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006921
  2. Hygromycin B. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygromycin_B
  3. Hygromycin B. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418735