title: Identification of nosiheptide in feeds and detection of residues in animal tissues.
abstract: Nosiheptic is determined in fermentation broths of Streptomyces actuosus either by a microbiological method using Staphylococcus aureus or, more easily, by an automated colorimetric method. The results obtained with both methods correspond well for concentrations greater than 100 microgram/mL with a standard deviation of 1-3%. For determination of nosiheptide as a feed additive, the microbiological assay is made more specific by pretreatment with petroleum ether and 1N HCl. Standard deviation is less than 4%, and the assay is sensitive to 1 ppm. Nosiheptide is identified in feed containing other frequently used antibiotics by thin layer chromatography with bioautography; sensitivity is 1 ppm. The absence of traces of nosiheptide in tissues of treated swine and broiler is confirmed by microbiological diffusion, sensitive to 0.025 ppm.
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D001681:Biological Assay; D002645:Chickens; D003124:Colorimetry; D005285:Fermentation; D013552:Swine; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000032:analysis; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013844:Thiazoles; C014134:nosiheptide