Gramicidin – 250 mg

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
1405-97-6
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - /

Gramicidin is a polypeptide antibiotic mixture of gramicidin A (Item No. 26384), gramicidin B, and gramicidin C originally isolated from B. brevis.{47490} It is also a component of the antibiotic tyrothricin (Item No. 22177).{47491} Gramicidin is active against the Gram-positive bacterium S. aureus but not Gram-negative E. coli.{38058} It also protects mice from Pneumococcus infection in vivo when administered at a dose of 0.002 mg/animal. Gramicidin inhibits growth of bacteria by forming pores and channels in the cell wall, which increases its permeability to monovalent cations.{47490} Formulations containing gramicidin have been used as topical agents in the treatment of bacterial skin infections.  

 

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Description

A polypeptide antibiotic mixture of gramicidin A, gramicidin B, and gramicidin C; inhibits growth of Gram-positive S. aureus but not Gram-negative E. coli; protects mice from Pneumococcus infection at 0.002 mg/animal


Formal name:

Synonyms:  Gramicidin D

Molecular weight: 0

CAS: 1405-97-6

Purity:

Formulation: A solid