Description
CAS : 1405-87-4
Molecular Formula : C66H103N17O16S
Molecular Weight : 1422.69
Product description :
Bacitracin is a mixture of related cyclic polypeptides produced by organisms of the licheniformis group of Bacillus subtilis var Tracy, isolation of which was first reported in 1945.
As a toxic and difficult-to-use antibiotic, bacitracin does not work well orally. However, it is very effective topically, and is a common ingredient of eye and skin antibiotic preparations. Its action is on gram-positive cell walls. It can cause contact dermititis and cross-reacts with allergic sensitivity to sulfa-drugs.