Bacitracin is an antibacterial polypeptide produced by the growth of a gram-positive, spore-forming organism belonging to the licheniformin group of Bacillus subtilis, which acts by interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis.
Bacitracin zinc is a medicine applied to cuts and other skin wounds to help prevent infection. Bacitracin is a germ-killing medicine called an antibiotic. Small amounts of bacitracin zinc are dissolved in petroleum jelly to create antibiotic ointments.
formula:C66H101N17O16SZn
formula weight:1486.07
CAS:1405-89-6
Technology data:
Final titre: 15±1 g/L
Fermentation time: 36-40 hrs
Recovery yield: ≥55%