EnterocinisapotentantibioticwithbroadspectrumactivityagainstGrampositiveandGramnegativebacteria.Thegeneticsofenterocinbiosynthesishavebeenextensivelyinvestigated. Enterocin actssynergisticallywithstreptomycinandchloramphenicol. EnterocinisasmallmolecularweightsecondarymetaboliteandshouldnotbeconfusedwithbacterialproteinsisolatedfromEnterococci,genericallyreferredtoas"enterocins."
Enterocinissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Limitedwatersolubility.
CASNumber
59678-46-5
MolecularFormula
C22H20O10
MolecularWeight
444.4
MechanismofAction
Themechanismofactionofenterocinisunknown.
StorageConditions
-20°C