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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anti-infective agents
  4. antibiotics
  5. peptide antibiotics
  6. bacitracin
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. peptides
  5. cyclic peptides
  6. bacitracin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. peptides
  5. cyclic peptides
  6. bacitracin

Preferred term

bacitracin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A complex of cyclic peptide antibiotics produced by the Tracy-I strain of Bacillus subtilis. The commercial preparation is a mixture of at least nine bacitracins with bacitracin A as the major constituent. It is used topically to treat open infections such as infected eczema and infected dermal ulcers.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2011

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10424

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