Compound Monograph

Amphomycin

Amphomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic produced by soil bacteria of the genus Streptomyces.

Where Does It Come From? (1)

Amphomycin is a naturally occurring (and made in the body) lipopeptide antibiotic, found in Soil bacteria.

Soil bacteria

Research & Evidence

Amphomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces canus. It acts against Gram-positive bacteria by interfering with bacterial cell-wall synthesis, and it is mainly of interest in microbiology and as a structural relative of other lipopeptide antibiotics. It is a microbial product rather than a plant constituent.