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Gramicidin

A peptide antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Brevibacillus brevis, isolated by René Dubos in 1939 in the mixture tyrothricin, among the first antibiotics to be manufactured commercially; it is used in throat lozenges, eye drops and wound creams. This family brings together the active ingredient and other impurities.

Did you know?Its alternating D- and L-amino acids form a helix: two molecules together span the cell membrane as an ion channel. The 'D' in gramicidin D stands for Dubos.

GramicidinGo to the active ingredient →
GramicidinActive ingredientGramicidinCat. No. P-G058-001CAS 1405-97-6

EDQM standards 1

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

Reference substanceGramicidin CRSEDQM code G0550000Family Gramicidin

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