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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References |
1. GARSON W, McLEOD C et al.. (1949)
On the naming of two antibiotics from members of the Bacillus circulans group; circulin and polypeptin. J Bacteriol, 58 (1): 115. [PMID:18151943] |
2. McLeod C. (1948)
Circulin, an Antibiotic from a Member of the Bacillus circulans Group: I. Bacteriological Studies. J Bacteriol, 56 (6): 749-54. [PMID:16561627] |