| Description | Moenomycin complex is a mixture of moenomycins A, A12, C1, C3 and C4, which are antibiotics isolated from several strains of Streptomyces that directly inhibit bacterial peptidoglycan glycosyltransferases. The minimal inhibitory concentration of moenomycin A against various Gram-positive bacteria ranges from 1-100 nM. |
| Uses | Moenomycin complex is an antibiotic and selective inhibitor of the transglycosylation step. Flavomycin (bambermycins) is an antibiotic complex obtained from Streptomyces bambergiensis containing mainly Moenomycins A and C. They are used as feed additives and growth promoters for swine, poultry and cattle. |
| Uses | Moenomycin complex is a mixture of five major components, A, A12, C1, C3 and C4, isolated from several strains of Streptomyces in the 1960s. Moenomycins are high molecular weight phosphoglycolipids with potent antibiotic activity used in animal health. Moenomycins are the only antibiotic known to selectively inhibit the transglycosylation step catalysed by penicillin-binding protein 1b. |
| Definition | ChEBI: A glycophospholipid antibiotic compound with the lipid portion conjugated to a pentasaccharide fraction via a phosphate linkage. |
| Brand name | Flavomycin (Hoechst-Roussel). |
| Safety Profile | Poison by intravenous
route. Moderately toxic by subcutaneous
route. |
