Synonyms: circulin (former name)
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Polypeptin is an antimicrobial peptide, originally isolated from the culture broth of Bacillus krzemieniewski (a variant of B. circulans) [2]. When first described the compound was named circulin, but this was changed to polypeptin because of a conflict with another natural product from B. circulans [1].
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Bioactivity Comments |
Polypeptin is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound with activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and fungi [2]. |