{"id":203047,"date":"2025-01-03T20:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T02:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/gramicidin-interesting-wikipedia-article-on-gramicidin-a-non-ribosomal-peptide-which-can-be-used-as-a-topical-antibacterial-against-gram-positive-bacterial"},"modified":"2025-01-03T20:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T02:06:04","slug":"gramicidin-interesting-wikipedia-article-on-gramicidin-a-non-ribosomal-peptide-which-can-be-used-as-a-topical-antibacterial-against-gram-positive-bacterial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/gramicidin-interesting-wikipedia-article-on-gramicidin-a-non-ribosomal-peptide-which-can-be-used-as-a-topical-antibacterial-against-gram-positive-bacterial","title":{"rendered":"Gramicidin: Interesting Wikipedia article on gramicidin: a non-ribosomal peptide which can be used as a topical antibacterial (against gram positive bacterial)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/gramicidin.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gramicidins work as antibiotics against <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gram-positive\" class=\"\" title=\"Gram-positive\">gram-positive<\/a> bacteria like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bacillus_subtilis\" title=\"Bacillus subtilis\">Bacillus subtilis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Staphylococcus_aureus\" title=\"Staphylococcus aureus\">Staphylococcus aureus<\/a>, but not well against gram-negative ones like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/E._coli\" class=\"\" title=\"E. coli\">E. coli<\/a>.<sup id= cite_ref-:2_3-0 class= reference><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gramicidin#cite_note-:2-3\"> [ 3 ]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Gramicidins are used in medicinal <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Throat_lozenge\" title=\"Throat lozenge\">lozenges<\/a> for sore throat and in topical medicines to treat infected wounds.s are often mixed with other antibiotics like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tyrocidine\" title=\"Tyrocidine\">tyrocidine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antiseptics\" class=\"\" title=\"Antiseptics\">antiseptics<\/a>.<sup id= cite_ref-4 class= reference><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gramicidin#cite_note-4\"> [ 4 ]<\/a> <\/sup>s are also used in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eye_drops\" class=\"\" title=\"Eye drops\">eye drops<\/a> for bacterial eye infections. In drops, they are often mixed with other antibiotics like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polymyxin_B\" title=\"Polymyxin B\">polymyxin B<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neomycin\" title=\"Neomycin\">neomycin<\/a>. Multiple antibiotics increase efficiency against various strains of bacteria.<sup id= cite_ref-5 class= reference><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gramicidin#cite_note-5\"> [ 5 ]<\/a> <\/sup> Such eye-drops are also used to treat eye infections of animals, like horses.<sup id= cite_ref-6 class= reference><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gramicidin#cite_note-6\"> [ 6 ]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Gramicidin&action=edit&section=5\" title=\"Edit section: References\"> edit<\/a> ].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gramicidins work as antibiotics against gram-positive bacteria like Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, but not well against gram-negative ones like E. coli. [ 3 ] Gramicidins are used in medicinal lozenges for sore throat and in topical medicines to treat infected wounds.s are often mixed with other antibiotics like tyrocidine and antiseptics. 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