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has gloss	(noun) a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin tyrocidine, tyrocidin
has gloss	eng: Tyrocidine is a mixture of cyclic decapeptides produced by the bacteria Bacillus brevis found in soil. It can be composed of 4 different amino acid sequences, giving tyrocidine A-D. (See figure 1). Tyrocidine is the major constituent of tyrothricin, which also contains gramicidin . Tyrocidine was the first commercially available antibiotic, but has been found to be toxic toward human blood and reproductive cells. The function of tyrocidine within its host ‘’B. brevis’’ is thought to be regulation of sporulation .
lexicalization	eng: tyrocidine
lexicalization	eng: tyrocidin
subclass of	(noun) a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" antibiotic drug, antibiotic

Meaning
French
has gloss	fra: Le Tyrocidine est un décapeptide dorigine bactérien qui possède une activité antibiotique. Il possède 3 particularités: sa cyclicité provoque une absense des extrémités N-ter et C-ter,il possède de lornithine (acide aminé non protéinogène chez la cellule animale, mais présent dans le cycle de l'urée) et il possède des acides aminés non conventionnels.
lexicalization	fra: Tyrocidine
Italian
has gloss	ita: La Tirocidina è un amiscela di decapeptidi ciclici prodotto dal batterio Bacillus brevis. Può essere composto da 4 diverse sequenze amminoacidiche, nominate A, B, C e D.
lexicalization	ita: tirocidina

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part of:substance	(noun) a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria tyrothricin
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media:img	Tyrocidine domain organization.png
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media:img	TyrocidineA-D.png