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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > drugs > anti-infective agents > antibiotics > macrolide antibiotics > milbemycins
Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > disease and pest management > pest management > pesticides > acaricides > milbemycins
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > heterocyclic compounds > heterocyclic oxygen compounds > lactones > macrolides > milbemycins
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > esters > lactones > macrolides > milbemycins
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > aromatic compounds > phenolic compounds > polyketides > macrolides > milbemycins
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > polycyclic compounds > macrocyclic compounds > polyketides > macrolides > milbemycins
Preferred Term:

milbemycins

Definition:
Family of macrolide antibiotics with insecticidal & acaricidal activity. milbemectin is a mixture of milbemycins A3 and A4; structure in first source; moxidectin (CL 301,423) is milbemycin B.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
acaricides, macrolides, macrolide antibiotics
Narrower Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2097
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