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Butirosin Sulfate MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Butirosin Sulfate
Tree Number(s)
D09.408.051.120
Unique ID
D002076
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002076
Scope Note
A water-soluble aminoglycosidic antibiotic complex isolated from fermentation filtrates of Bacillus circulans. Two components (A and B) have been separated from the complex. Both are active against many gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria.
Entry Term(s)
Butirosin
Butirosin A
Butirosin B
Butirosin Sulfate, Anhydrous
Butirosin Sulphate
Butirosins
Pharm Action
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Registry Numbers
51022-98-1
285798GUS5
BC4D059GIG
12772-35-9
57549-48-1
Related Numbers
12772-35-9
285798GUS5
57549-48-1
BC4D059GIG
Previous Indexing
Aminoglycosides (1974)
Antibiotics (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
96; was BUTIROSINS 1975-95 (see under ANTIBIOTICS, AMINOGLYCOSIDE 1975-90)
History Note
96; was BUTIROSINS 1975-95 (see under ANTIBIOTICS, AMINOGLYCOSIDE 1975-90)
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/08
Butirosin Sulfate Preferred
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