![]() Gramicidin A head-to-head dimer | |
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Symbol | N/A |
TCDB | 1.D.1 |
OPM superfamily | 65 |
OPM protein | 1grm |
![]() Structure of gramicidin A, B, and C (click to enlarge) | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.014.355 |
Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C99H140N20O17 |
Molar mass | 1882.332 g·mol−1 |
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Melting point | 229 to 230 °C (444 to 446 °F) [1] |
Solubility in water | 6 mg/L[1] |
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Gramicidin, also called gramicidin D, is a mix of ionophoric antibiotics, gramicidin A, B and C, which make up about 80%, 5%, and 15% of the mix, respectively. Each has 2 isoforms, so the mix has 6 different types of gramicidin molecules. They can be extracted from Brevibacillus brevis soil bacteria. Gramicidins are linear peptides with 15 amino acids.[2] This is in contrast to unrelated gramicidin S, which is a cyclic peptide.