Polypeptide antibiotic
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polypeptide-antibiotic-217-2073907
title:
Polypeptide antibiotic
text:
Polypeptide antibiotics are a chemically diverse class of anti-infective and antitumor antibiotics containing non-protein polypeptide chains. Examples of this class include actinomycin, bacitracin, colistin, and polymyxin B. Actinomycin-D has found use in cancer chemotherapy. Most other polypeptide antibiotics are too toxic for systemic administration, but can safely be administered topically to the skin as an antiseptic for shallow cuts and abrasions. Actinomycin-D is believed to produce its cy
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Class of antibiotics
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypeptide_antibiotic
date created:
2008-04-21T07:19:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T00:29:46Z
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13
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