Modification of Gramicidin Through Reaction with Formaldehyde

Abstract
Treating tyrothrycin with formaldehyde caused a loss of 80-90% of hemolytic activity and up to 50% of the antibiotic activity. Treating gramicidin with formaldehyde similarly reduced hemolytic activity but antibiotic activity, estimated with Staphylococcus aureus, was unchanged. Modified gramicidin lost considerable toxicity.

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