c60h103n17o16s

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c60h103n17o16s - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  bacitracin \bacitracin\ n. (1940) [Bacillus + Margaret Tracy, (a
     child whose tissues contained Bacillus subtilis) + -in.
     --RHUD.]
     a polypeptide antibacterial antibiotic of known chemical
     structure effective against several types of Gram-positive
     organisms, and usually used topically for superficial local
     infection.
  
     Note: It is produced by Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis
           , and as produced commercially is
           composed of several closely related substances. The
           predominant component, Bacitracin A, has a formula
           C60H103N17O16S, and contains D-ornithine,
           D-phenylalanine and D-glutamine residues as well as the
           L-isomers of leucine, isoleucine, histidine, asparagine
           and aspartic acid. --[MI11]
           [WordNet 1.5]