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- adjective chemistry having a
closed ring of more than about twelveatoms - adjective chemistry of, or relating to a
macrocycle
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Examples
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Next on the world stage was moxidectin, which, like ivermectin, is a member of the drench family called the macrocyclic lactones.
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They are a family of macrocyclic lactones which consist primarily of four major components (A1 a, A2a, B1 a, B2a) and four homologous minor components (A1 b, A2b, B1 b, B2b).
Chapter 8 1994
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During his investigations of these odora he synthesized many kindred macrocyclic compounds, and drew attention to the plant-physiologically remarkable fact that these could be prepared from natural fatty acids.
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The Phase 3 trial of fidaxomicin, the first in a new class of narrow-spectrum macrocyclic antibiotics, compared it to the current treatment vancomycin at 52 sites in the United States and 15 sites in Canada.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ANNE-MARIE TOBIN 2011
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To ensure that there is no interference from the most recent deworming, FECRT should not be performed within eight weeks following the last benzimidazole or pyrimidine treatment, or within 12 (ivermectin) or 16 (moxidectin) weeks after a macrocyclic lactone treatment.
TheHorse.com News 2010
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However, resistance to two of the three dewormer drug classes -- benzimidazoles (i.e., fenbendazole and oxibendazole) and pyrimidines (i.e., pyrantel) has been documented, and there have been some early indications of resistance to macrocyclic lactones (ivermectin/moxidectin) on a few farms.
TheHorse.com News 2010
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Dow sells several of the fermentation-derived macrocyclic lactone insecticides under the
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Janssen Pharmaceutica NV related to Janssen's macrocyclic chemistry technology.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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To ensure that there is no interference from the most recent deworming, FECRT should not be performed within eight weeks following the last benzimidazole or pyrimidine treatment, or within 12 (ivermectin) or 16 (moxidectin) weeks after a macrocyclic lactone treatment.
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However, resistance to two of the three dewormer drug classes -- benzimidazoles (i.e., fenbendazole and oxibendazole) and pyrimidines (i.e., pyrantel) has been documented, and there have been some early indications of resistance to macrocyclic lactones (ivermectin/moxidectin) on a few farms.
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