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A basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium
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tyrocidine
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n. a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin [syn: tyrocidin ]
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n. a polypeptide antibiotic produced by bacteria in the soil
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Tyrocidine is a mixture of cyclic decapeptides produced by the bacteria Bacillus brevis found in soil. It can be composed of 4 different amino acid sequences, giving tyrocidine A–D (See figure 1). Tyrocidine is the major constituent of tyrothricin , which ...