battacin

Accession ARO:3003822
Synonym(s)octapeptin B5
DefinitionBattacin is a cationic lipopeptide antibiotic produced from a Paenibacillus tianmuensis soil isolate. Battacin kills bacteria in vitro and has potent activity against Gram-negative bacteria, including multidrug-resistant and extremely drug-resistant clinical isolates. The bactericidal kinetics of battacin correlate with the depolarization of the cell membrane, suggesting that battacin kills bacteria by disrupting the cytoplasmic membrane.
Drug Classpeptide antibiotic
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Publications

Qian CD, et al. 2012. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 56(3):1458-65 Battacin (Octapeptin B5), a new cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic from Paenibacillus tianmuensis active against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. (PMID 22183171)