Teicoplanin A2-4 is an analog of a family of lipoglycopeptides produced by Actinoplanes teichomyceticus. Teicoplanins possess potent broad spectrum antibiotic activity against Gram-positive bacteria, including MRSA and E. faecalis.
Teicoplanin A2-4 is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF and DMSO.
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| Molecular Formula | C89H99Cl2N9O33 |
| Spectrum | Teicoplanin has antibiotic activity against Gram-positive bacteria. |
| Microbiology Applications |
Teicoplanin is commonly used in clinical in vitro microbiological antimicrobial susceptibility tests (panels, discs, and MIC strips) against Gram-positive isolates. Medical microbiologists use AST results to recommend antibiotic treatment options. Representative MIC values include:
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| References | Parenti F. et al (1978) Teichomycins, new antibiotics from Actinoplanes teichomyceticus nov. sp. J. Antibiotics 31:276 Goldstein B.P (1994) Teicoplanin. In: Glycopeptide antibiotics edited by Nagarajan R., Dekker New York. 273. |
