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Cyclic Peptides
iRAT #4
| Drug | MOA | Antibacterial Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Daptomycin | Inserts into the bacterial cell membrane and causes membrane depolarization. | Gram positive, VRE, VRSA |
| Fosfomycin | Inhibits the addition of phophoenolpyruvate to UDP-NAG and prevents the formation of UDP-NAM | Gram positive and gram negative |
| Bacitracin | Inhibits dephosphorylation of bactoprenol pyrophosphate | Gram positive |
| Cycloserine | Inhibits alanine racemase that converts l-alanine to d-alanine and D-Ala-D-Ala ligase that synthesizes the D-Ala-D-Ala dipeptide | Gram positive and gram negative; used exclusively for tx of tuberculosis (second line agent) |
| Vancomycin | Binds to D-Ala-D-Ala terminus of the NAM-NAG pentapeptide and thereby inhibits transglycosylase activity, preventing further elongation of peptidoglycan and crosslinking. | Gram positive Drug of choice for MRSA; C. diff (oral) |