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                                                                Synonyms: mikamycin B | ostreogrycin B | Pyostacine® | streptogramin B | virginiamycin B
                                 pristinamycin IA is an approved drug (France, 1995) Compound class: 
                                                            Natural product
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Pristinamycin IA is a cyclic depsipeptide that is, together with pristinamycin IIA, a component of pristinamycin (PubChem CID 11979535), a streptogramin antibacterial produced by Streptomyces pristinaespiralis [1]. Note that the INN describes the mixture.
                                    
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| Bioactivity Comments | 
| The two components of pristinamycin demonstrate synergistic antibacterial activty against Gram-positive bacteria [2]. |