Bacitracin

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Bacitracin Definition

A complex of cyclic polypeptide antibiotics, mainly bacitracin A, produced by spore-forming organisms belonging to the licheniformin group of the Bacillus subtilis with antibacterial activity. Bacitracin binds to C55-isoprenyl pyrophosphate, a biphosphate lipid transport molecule that carries the building blocks of the peptidoglycan bacterial cell wall. The binding interferes with the enzymatic dephosphorylation of the C55-isoprenyl pyrophosphate and prevents peptidoglycan synthesis, thereby inhibiting bacterial cell growth.

Bacitracin Synonyms

Bacitracin, BACITRACIN

Terms in Bacitracin category

Bacitracin A
Bacitracin B1
Bacitracin B2
Bacitracin B3