Antibiotic
gramicidin Audio
gram·i·ci·din [ gram-uh-sahyd-n ]
Effect:
Decreased Protein Synthesis
May Treat:
Eye Infections, Bacterial; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to gramicidin:
  • A group of peptide antibiotics from BACILLUS brevis. Gramicidin C or S is a cyclic, ten-amino acid polypeptide and gramicidins A, B, D are linear. Gramicidin is one of the two principal components of TYROTHRICIN.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A heterogeneous mixture of six antibiotic peptides obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis. Gramicidin is active against most Gram-positive bacteria and against select Gram-negative organisms. It is administered as a topical application.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Group of peptide antibiotics derived from Bacilus brevis; one of the two principal components of tyrothricin which is used topically for gram-positive organisms; toxic to blood, liver, kidneys, meninges, and the olfactory apparatus.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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