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Teicoplanin

CHEBI:CHEBI_29687

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.

Chemical Information

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Alternative Names

  • antibiotic 8327A
  • Targocid
  • teicoplanin
  • teicoplanina
  • teicoplanine
  • teicoplaninum

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
57021
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Additional References

Wikipedia:Teicoplanin

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