Milbemycin A3

Description: Milbemycin A3 is a member of a complex family of macrocyclic lactones that contain a characteristic spiroketal group produced from the fermentation of soil bacterium S. hygroscopicus subsp. aureolacrimosus. As a compound that potentiates glutamate and GABA-gated chloride-channel opening, milbemycin A3 is used as a nematocide and insecticide. The acaricidal and nematocidal activity of a mixture of milbemycin A3 and milbemycin A4 against adult spider mites, spider mite eggs, and C. elegans are reported at IC50 values of 5.3, 41.1, and 9.5 µg/ml. Target: Others. Smiles: C[C@H]1CC[C@]2(C[C@@H]3C[C@@H](C\C=C(C)\C[C@@H](C)\C=C\C=C4/CO[C@@H]5[C@H](O)C(C)=C[C@@H](C(=O)O3)[C@]45O)O2)O[C@@H]1C