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Sigma-Aldrich

Daptomycin

cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic

Synonym(s):

Cubicin, Daptomycin, 9-L beta-Aspartic Acid, Dapcin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C72H101N17O26
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
1620.67
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.76

Assay

≥90% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

methanol: 5 mg/mL
DMSO: soluble
ethanol: soluble
methanol: soluble

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-positive bacteria

Mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes
protein synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCC(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)N[C@H](CC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(O)=O)C(=O)N[C@H]3[C@@H](C)OC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)c4ccccc4N)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](CO)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](CC(O)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](C)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(O)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](CCCN)NC(=O)CNC3=O)[C@H](C)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C72H101N17O26/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-22-53(93)81-44(25-38-31-76-42-20-15-13-17-39(38)42)66(108)84-45(27-52(75)92)67(109)86-48(30-59(102)103)68(110)89-61-37(4)115-72(114)49(26-51(91)40-18-12-14-19-41(40)74)87-71(113)60(35(2)24-56(96)97)88-69(111)50(34-90)82-55(95)32-77-63(105)46(28-57(98)99)83-62(104)36(3)79-65(107)47(29-58(100)101)85-64(106)43(21-16-23-73)80-54(94)33-78-70(61)112/h12-15,17-20,31,35-37,43-50,60-61,76,90H,5-11,16,21-30,32-34,73-74H2,1-4H3,(H2,75,92)(H,77,105)(H,78,112)(H,79,107)(H,80,94)(H,81,93)(H,82,95)(H,83,104)(H,84,108)(H,85,106)(H,86,109)(H,87,113)(H,88,111)(H,89,110)(H,96,97)(H,98,99)(H,100,101)(H,102,103)/t35-,36-,37-,43-,44+,45-,46+,47+,48+,49+,50-,60+,61+/m1/s1

InChI key

DOAKLVKFURWEDJ-FAZHXZQASA-N

Application

Daptomycin has been studied as a potential therapy for Streptococcus pneumoniae infections. It has also been used to study the impact of sarA on daptomycin susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic. isolated from Streptomyces sp. It is effective against Gram-positive bacteria. It disrupts the plasma membrane causes rapid depolarization and inhibits the synthesis of protein, RNA and DNA. It is potent against Staphylococcus aureus infections, including MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Romney M Humphries et al.
Clinical microbiology reviews, 26(4), 759-780 (2013-10-05)
Daptomycin is a lipopeptide antimicrobial with in vitro bactericidal activity against Gram-positive bacteria that was first approved for clinical use in 2004 in the United States. Since this time, significant data have emerged regarding the use of daptomycin for the
Elizabeth C Weiss et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 53(10), 4096-4102 (2009-08-05)
We used a murine model of catheter-associated biofilm formation to determine whether the mutation of the staphylococcal accessory regulator (sarA) has an impact on the susceptibility of established Staphylococcus aureus biofilms to treatment with daptomycin in vivo. The experiments were
Nigam M Mishra et al.
Frontiers in microbiology, 9, 1175-1175 (2018-06-23)
Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that inhibits transpeptidation during cell wall synthesis by binding to the D-Ala-D-Ala termini of lipid II. For long, it has been used as a last resort antibiotic. However, since the emergence of the first vancomycin-resistant
Lucia Grassi et al.
Frontiers in microbiology, 8, 1917-1917 (2017-10-20)
Persister cells (PCs) are a subset of dormant, phenotypic variants of regular bacteria, highly tolerant to antibiotics. Generation of PCs
Abiodun D Ogunniyi et al.
PloS one, 12(9), e0183457-e0183457 (2017-09-06)
The spread of multidrug resistance among bacterial pathogens poses a serious threat to public health worldwide. Recent approaches towards combating antimicrobial resistance include repurposing old compounds with known safety and development pathways as new antibacterial classes with novel mechanisms of

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