Chemical Properties
Light yellow powder
Uses
Macrolactone antibiotic. Antibacterial; growth promotant.
Uses
Ostreogrycin A (virginiamycin M1, streptogramin A) is the major component of the virginamycin complex. In the 1950s this complex was independently discovered so many times that the literature became highly confusing. Ostreogrycin A is a macrocyclic lactone antibiotic that acts synergistically with the structurally unrelated cyclic depsipeptides, virginiamycin B (ostreogrycin B, streptogramin B) and virginiamycin S, to inhibit peptide elongation. This is achieved by blocking formation of a peptide bond between the growing peptide chain (peptidyl-tRNA) linked to the 50S ribosome and aminoacyl-tRNA. Ostreogrycin A is highly active against Gram positive bacteria, particularly MRSA.
Uses
Ostreogrycin A (virginiamycin M1, streptogramin A) is the major component of the virginiamycin complex. In the 1950s this complex was independently discovered so many times that the literature became highly confusing. Ostreogrycin A is a macrocyclic lactone antibiotic that acts synergistically with the structurally unrelated cyclic depsipeptides, virginiamycin B (ostreogrycin B, streptogramin B) and virginiamycin S, to inhibit peptide elongation. This is achieved by blocking formation of a peptide bond between the growing peptide chain (peptidyl-tRNA) linked to the 50S ribosome and aminoacyl-tRNA. Ostreogrycin A is highly active against Gram positive bacteria, particularly MRSA.
Definition
ChEBI: A macrolide that is (together with pristinamycin IA) a component of pristinamycin, an oral streptogramin antibiotic produced by Streptomyces pristinaespiralis. Pristinamycin exhibits bactericidal activity against Gram positive organisms includ
ng methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Biological Activity
virginiamycin m1 is a macrolide antibiotic that reversibly inhibits protein synthesis [1][2][3].virginiamycin complex contains two antibiotics, virginiamycin m1 and virginiamycin s1. streptogramins are divided into class a and class b based on their structures. virginiamycin m1, also known as streptogramin a, is a member of the streptogramin a group of antibiotics, which bind the 50s ribosomal subunit at the peptidyl transferase center to inhibit initiation and translocation. they show good bactericidal activity against methicillin-resistant s. aureus (mrsa), although resistance in mrsa is conferred by the cfr gene. virginiamycin m1 has activity against gram-positive and in select cases gram-negative bacteria. combination of group a and b streptogramins exhibit bactericidal activity [1]. virginiamycin m1 acted synergistically with virginiamycin s1 to irreversibly inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria. in cell-free systems, virginiamycin m1 and virginiamycin s1 bound to the large ribosomal subunit, and the affinity of ribosomes for vs is increased by vm [2][3].
References
[1]. fair rj, tor y. antibiotics and bacterial resistance in the 21st century. perspect medicin chem. 2014 aug 28;6:25-64.
[2]. kehrenberg c, cuny c, strommenger b, et al. methicillin-resistant and -susceptible staphylococcus aureus strains of clonal lineages st398 and st9 from swine carry the multidrug resistance gene cfr. antimicrob agents chemother. 2009 feb;53(2):779-81.
[3]. parfait r, cocito c. lasting damage to bacterial ribosomes by reversibly bound virginiamycin m. proc natl acad sci u s a. 1980 sep;77(9):5492-6.
