bacitracin complex

Bacitracin complex is a bacitracin antibiotic complex composed of cyclic dipeptides that has been found inBacillus.1It is metal-dependent and is complexed to a divalent metal cation, such as Cu2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Zn2+, or Mn2+, for its activity.1,2Bacitracin complex is a mixture of bacitracin polypeptides in complex with copper. 1.Piacham, T., Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, C., Nantasenamat, C., et al.Metalloantibiotic Mn(II)-bacitracin complex mimicking manganese superoxide dismutaseBiochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.341(4)925-930(2006) 2.Rodríguez-Uribe, N.A., Pérez-González, R., Domínguez-Mendoza, B.E., et al.Metallobacitracins: Affinity and structural study in aqueous solutionInorg. Chem. Commun.10461-70(2019)

Bacitracin (Ziba-RX), a mixture of related cyclic polypeptides, disrupts bacteria by interfering with cell wall and peptidoglycan synthesis.