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Gramicidin MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gramicidin
Tree Number(s)
D04.345.566.850.300
D12.644.641.850.300
D12.776.543.695.221
Unique ID
D006096
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006096
Scope Note
A group of peptide antibiotics from BACILLUS brevis. Gramicidin C or S is a cyclic, ten-amino acid polypeptide and gramicidins A, B, D are linear. Gramicidin is one of the two principal components of TYROTHRICIN.
Entry Term(s)
Gramicidin A
Gramicidin A(1)
Gramicidin B
Gramicidin C
Gramicidin D
Gramicidin Dubos
Gramicidin J
Gramicidin K
Gramicidin NF
Gramicidin P
Gramicidin S
Gramicidins
Gramoderm
Linear Gramicidin
Pharm Action
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Registry Numbers
1405-97-6
0
1393-88-0
WHM29QA23F
112627-75-5
60976-67-2
9062-60-6
11029-61-1
Related Numbers
11029-61-1
112627-75-5
113-73-5
1393-88-0
60976-67-2
9062-60-6
WHM29QA23F
NLM Classification #
QV 350
Public MeSH Note
96; was GRAMICIDINS 1963-95 (see under TYROTHRICIN 1963-73)
Online Note
search TYROTHRICIN 1966-73
History Note
96; was GRAMICIDINS 1963-95 (see under TYROTHRICIN 1963-73)
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2015/06/22
Gramicidin Preferred
Gramicidin A(1) Narrower
Linear Gramicidin Narrower
Gramicidin K Narrower
Gramicidin P Narrower
Gramicidin S Narrower
Gramicidin NF Narrower
Gramicidin J Narrower
Gramicidin B Narrower
Gramicidin A Narrower
Gramoderm Narrower
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