PURPOSE: To provide a novel compound having anthelmintic, miticidal and insecticidal activity, esp. useful as a medicine for animals.
CONSTITUTION: The compound AD-24-1b of the formula. This compound can be obtained by culturing, e.g. Strptomyces sp. AL-61729 strain (IFO-5489) in a medium under aerobic conditions followed by extraction and purification. The physicochemical characteristics of this compound are as follows: (1) appearance: white solid, (2) specific optical rotation [α]D22: +110.6 (c=1.0, acetone), (3) molecular weight: 626, (4) molecular formula: C37H54O8, and (5) solubility: soluble to methanol, ethyl acetate, acetope, etc., sparingly soluble to water. This compound can be applicable to dogs, cats, cows, pigs, sheep, horses, etc., its dose being 0.005-0.5mg/kg a day.
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