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Avoparcin

A glycopeptide antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces candidus, chemically similar to vancomycin, once used as a growth promoter in feed for chickens, pigs and cattle; it was phased out from the mid-1990s, starting with Denmark in 1995. This family brings together the active ingredient and other impurities.

Did you know?It is a mixture of two almost identical forms, alpha and beta, which differ by a single chlorine atom; as a feed additive it even had an E number, E715.

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AvoparcinActive ingredientAvoparcinCat. No. P-A224-001CAS 37332-99-3

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