The chemical composition and stability of bacillomycin S

Arzneimittelforschung. 1978;28(7):1067-9.

Abstract

Bacillomycin S, an antifungal antibiotic from culture filtrates of Bacillus subtilis, was shown to consist of proteinaceous matter (83.6 g/100 g) and lipid material (16 g/100 g). The amino acid and fatty acid components were determined qualitatively and quantitatively. It was shown that bacillomycin S is stable at physiological pH and it is suggested that its antifungal activity resides in the intact molecule.

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents* / isolation & purification*
  • Bacillus subtilis / analysis
  • Bacterial Proteins / analysis
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Drug Stability
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Peptides / analysis
  • Tryptophan / analysis
  • Tyrosine / analysis

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Fatty Acids
  • Peptides
  • Tyrosine
  • Tryptophan