Cationic antibacterial cyclic peptide composed of 17 amino acid residues with 2 disulfide linkages; synthetic protegrin analog based on the sequence of Protegrin-1 as isolated from porcine neutrophils. Prepn: C. Chang et al., WO 9718826; eidem, US 5994306 (1997, 1999 both to IntraBiotics). CE characterization and purification: J. Chen et al., J. Chromatogr. A 853, 197 (1999). Structure activity study: eidem et al., Biopolymers 55, 88 (2000). In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity: D. A. Mosca et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 44, 1803 (2000). Clinical study in oral mucositis: F. J. Giles et al., Leuk. Lymphoma 44, 1165 (2003). Review of pharmacology and clinical experience: idem et al., Expert Opin. Invest. Drugs 11, 1161-1170 (2002).
Antibacterial.
Antibacterial (Antibiotics); Polypeptides