Spinosyn A, along with its almost identical isomer, spinosyn D, is a component of spinosad, a US Environmental Protection Agency鈥搑egistered insecticide and Food and Drug Administration鈥搑egistered topical treatment for head lice. The active ingredients are produced by the bacterium聽Saccharopolyspora spinosa. An enzyme in genes extracted from in this bacterium is the聽, a step in spinosyn biosynthesis.
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