Ristocetin
An antibiotic mixture of two components, A and B, obtained from Nocardia lurida (or the same substance produced by any other means). It is no longer used clinically because of its toxicity. It causes platelet agglutination and blood coagulation and is used to assay those functions in vitro.
Year introduced: RISTOMYCIN was heading 1965-1993 (Prov 1965-1972)
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Tree Number(s): D09.400.420.800, D12.644.233.697
MeSH Unique ID: D012310
Registry Number: 1404-55-3
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