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CHEBI:50344 - avermectin
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:50344 |
| ChEBI Name | avermectin |
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| Definition | Any of the macrolides obtained as fermentation products from the bacterium Streptomyces avermitilis and consisting of a 16-membered macrocyclic backbone that is fused both benzofuran and spiroketal functions and contains a disaccharide substituent. They have significant anthelmintic and insecticidal properties. |
| Last Modified | 6 August 2014 |
| Submitter | Marcus Ennis |
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| Biological Role: | bacterial metabolite Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria. |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| avermectin (CHEBI:50344) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969) |
| avermectin (CHEBI:50344) is a cyclic ketal (CHEBI:59779) |
| avermectin (CHEBI:50344) is a macrolide (CHEBI:25106) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| avermectin B1a (CHEBI:29534) is a avermectin (CHEBI:50344) |
| avermectin B1b (CHEBI:29537) is a avermectin (CHEBI:50344) |
| MK-243 (CHEBI:232535) is a avermectin (CHEBI:50344) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| avermectin | ChEBI |
| avermectins | ChEBI |
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| Avermectin | Wikipedia |
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