Synonyms: Vancocin® | Vancor®
vancomycin is an approved drug (FDA (1964), UK (1990))
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Vancomycin is a complex glycopeptide antibacterial that was originally isolated from Streptomyces orientalis. It has bactericidal activity against most organisms and is bacteriostatic vs. enterococci. Semisynthetic derivatives such as telavancin, dalbavancin and oritavancin are now available for clinical use.
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Bioactivity Comments |
MIC for antibacterial activity against Clostridium difficile strains is approximately 1 μg/ml in vitro [1-3]. |