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teicoplanin

Term ID
CHEBI:29687
Synonyms
  • antibiotic 8327A
  • Targocid
  • teicoplanin
  • teicoplanina
  • teicoplanine
  • teicoplaninum
Definition
A complex mixture of related natural products isolated from the fermentation broth of a strain of Actinoplanes teichomyceticus comprising five major components (teicoplanin A2-1 through A2-5), a hydrolysis component (teicoplanin A3-1), and four minor components (teicoplanin RS-1 through RS-4). An antibiotic with a similar spectrum of activity to vancomycin, it is used to treat serious Gram-positive bacterial infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis.
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from teicoplanin
Phenotype where environments contain teicoplanin
Phenotype modified by environments containing teicoplanin
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