Enramycin

Molecular Formula: C107H138Cl2N26O31
CAS Number: 11115-82-5
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Enramycin or Enduracidin is a polypeptide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces fungicidus. Enramycin is widely used as a feed additive for pigs and chickens to prevent necrotic enteritis induced by Gram-positive gut pathogens. . Enramycin has a strong antibacterial effect under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. It is effective primarily against Gram- positive bacteria such as Ciostridium perfringens, which causes necrotic enteritis and growth depression in poultry.
Enramycin is an excellent growth-promoter and improves feed efficiency at very low inclusion levels in feed. There is no cross-resistance between Enramycin and other available antibiotics or antibacterials. Resistance to Enramycin develops very slowly. Enramycin- resistant Ciostridium pefringens has never been isolated. Enramycin is not absorbed from the intestinal tract, which minimizes concern about residues in human food from treated animals. Enramycin is stable in the pelleting process and in feeds. Enramycin reduces wet dropping in poultry. Enramycin depresses ammonia-producing organisms, thereby reducing ammonia levels in the intestinal contents and blood.