The role of hydrophobic side chains as determinants of antibacterial activity of semisynthetic glycopeptide antibiotics

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 677-684

  Allen, Norris E ^a,b   Letourneau, Deborah L ^a   Hobbs Jr , Joe N ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLOROORIENTICIN A; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LY 191145; LY 307599; LY 377502; ORITAVANCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIMERIZATION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030866228     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.50.677     Document Type: Article

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