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Summary of Evaluations Performed by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

PIRLIMYCIN
Chemical names: (2S-cis)-METHYL 7-CHLORO-6,7,8-TRIDEOXY-6-[[(4-ETHYL-2-PIPERIDINYL)CARBONY]AMINO]-1-THIO-l-threo-alpha-D-GALACTOOCTOPYRANOSIDE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE, HYDRATE
Synonyms: PIRSUE STERILE SOLUTION; PNU-57930E
Functional class: VETERINARY DRUG (ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT)
Latest evaluation: 2004
ADI: 0-0.008 mg/kg bw
Comments/MRLs: MRLs (expressed as pirlimycin) in cattle: Muscle, fat, and milk: 0.1 mg/kg; liver: 1 mg/kg; kidney: 0.4 mg/kg
Report: TRS 925-JECFA 62/26
Residues: FNP 41/16-JECFA 62/55
Tox monograph: FAS 53-JECFA 62/97
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Pirlimycin (WHO Food Additives Series 53)