Calcimycin is an ionophorous, polyether carboxylic antibiotic from Streptomyces chartreusensis.?It binds and transports calcium and other divalent cations across membranes and uncouples oxidative phosphorylation while inhibiting ATPase of rat liver mitochondria.?The substance is used mostly as a biochemical tool to study the role of divalent cations in various biological systems.?

Monoctanoin has antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

Lasalocid (Lasalocid-A) is an ion carrier antibiotic produced by Streptomyces, which has antimicrobial and parasitic properties and is often added to feed.