| Literature DB >> 6501108 |
M Konishi, K Sugawara, M Hanada, K Tomita, K Tomatsu, T Miyaki, H Kawaguchi, R E Buck, C More, V Z Rossomano.
Abstract
Empedopeptin is a new antibiotic produced by empedobacter haloabium nov. sp. (ATCC 31962). It is a water-soluble depsipeptide antibiotic containing eight amino acid residues and a C14-fatty acid moiety in the molecule. Although structurally unrelated, empedopeptin and vancomycin have similar antimicrobial spectra against aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria including antibiotic-resistant strains. Empedopeptin is highly active in vivo in mice against systemic infections of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Clostridium perfringens. Empedopeptin is not absorbed orally.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6501108 DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.37.949
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Antibiot (Tokyo) ISSN: 0021-8820 Impact factor: 2.649