This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
General Description
• Daptomycin is an antibiotic that activity against vancomycin-resistant gram-positive bacteria including enterococci and Staphylococcus aureus
Applications
• It has bactericidal activity against vancomycin-resistant gram-positive bacteria
• It can bind the bacterial cell membrane causing disruption of the membrane and increasing efflux of potassium ions from bacterial cells, disrupting protein, DNA, and RNA synthesis