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. 1992 Jun;45(6):832-8.
doi: 10.7164/antibiotics.45.832.

Mersacidin, a new antibiotic from Bacillus. Fermentation, isolation, purification and chemical characterization

S Chatterjee  1 , S Chatterjee, S J Lad, M S Phansalkar, R H Rupp, B N Ganguli, H W Fehlhaber, H Kogler
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Mersacidin, a new antibiotic from Bacillus. Fermentation, isolation, purification and chemical characterization

S Chatterjee et al. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1992 Jun.
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Abstract

Mersacidin (1) is a new peptide antibiotic containing beta-methyllanthionine. It is classified as a member of the proposed lantibiotic group of antibiotics, and is produced by a species of Bacillus. Mersacidin has a molecular weight of 1,824 (C80H120N20O21S4). The antibiotic is active against Gram-positive organisms including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, but has no activity against Gram-negative bacteria or fungi.

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