Gramicidin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002960",
  "term": "Gramicidin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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 which is used topically for gram-positive organisms. It is toxic to blood, liver, kidneys, meninges, and the olfactory apparatus.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "peptide antibiotics",
    "cyclic peptides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "gramicidina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/gramicidin/"
}