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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Research, Technology, Methods > drugs > anti-infective agents > antibiotics > peptide antibiotics > tyrocidine
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > peptides > cyclic peptides > tyrocidine
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > peptides > cyclic peptides > tyrocidine
Preferred Term:

tyrocidine

Definition:
An antibiotic mixture produced by Bacillus brevis which may be separated into three components, tyrocidines A, B, and C. It is the major constituent (40-60 per cent) of tyrothricin, gramicidin accounting for the remaining 10-20 per cent active material. It is a topical antimicrobial agent, that is very toxic parenterally.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
cyclic peptides, peptide antibiotics
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148759
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RDF/XMLCreated 2011-10-06, last modified 2012-11-30