Polypeptide antibiotics isolated from different sources

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTICS ISOLATED FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES 

Only a few peptide antibiotics have been reported, which are not produced by bacilli, streptomyces and fungi. These are compiled in Table 1.15. For 

Name Source Antibiotic spectrum Mol. wt. Amino acids Other components References 

Coliformin E. coli-Aerobacter aerogenes type Fungi 4,000 Ala, Asp, Glu, Gly, Leu, Lys, Ser, Val Glucose, xylose 514 

Diplococcin Streptococcus lactis Streptococcus cremoris, gram-pos. bacteria Arg, unidentified amino acids 516 

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