Description: Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that exerts its antimicrobial activity by altering the permeability of cell membranes and selectively inhibiting ribonucleic acid synthesis. Vancomycin can be used for the treatment of serious infections for which all antibiotics have failed.
CAS Number: 1404-90-6
Formula: C66H75Cl2N9O24
Molecular Weight: 1449,25
References: Harman MW, et al. Vancomycin Reduces Cell Wall Stiffness and Slows Swim Speed of the Lyme Disease Bacterium. Biophys J. 2017 Feb 28;112(4):746-754.