Abstract
The cyclic lipopeptides comprise a number of clinically relevant classes of antibiotics that date back from the discovery of the polymyxins in 1947 to the recent introduction of the semi-synthetic lipoglycopeptides. These natural products and natural product derivatives most often originate from soil-inhabiting and/or plant-derived producing organisms. The cyclic lipopeptides consist of peptide macrocycles that are acylated with a fatty acid lipid, and show great structural diversity owing to their nearly exclusive non-ribosomal synthesis production and/or post-translational modification. This review presents a summary of the main classes of cyclic lipopeptide antibiotics with regard to their characteristic structural features, modes of action, clinical relevance, and the onset of bacterial resistance.
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Kleijn, L.H.J., Martin, N.I. (2017). The Cyclic Lipopeptide Antibiotics. In: Fisher, J., Mobashery, S., Miller, M. (eds) Antibacterials. Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/7355_2017_9
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