Bacitracin F, 1-[N-[[2-(1-amino-2-methylbutyl)-4,5-dihydro-4-thiazolyl]carbonyl]-l-leucine]-

Uses

Bacitracin A is a peptide antibiotic.

Definition

ChEBI: Bacitracin A is a homodetic cyclic peptide consisting of (4R)-2-[(1S,2S)-1-amino-2-methylbutyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid attached head-to-tail to L-leucyl,D-glutamyl, L-lysyl, D-ornityl, L-isoleucyl, D-phenylalanyl, L-histidyl. D-aspartyl and L-asparaginyl residues coupled in sequence and cyclised by condensation of the side-chain amino group of the L-lysyl residue with the C-terminal carboxylic acid group. It is the major component of bacitracin. It has a role as an antibacterial agent and an antimicrobial agent. It is a homodetic cyclic peptide and a polypeptide.