title: Ramoplanin: a review of its discovery and its chemistry.
abstract: Ramoplanin is a novel antibacterial agent with characteristics that make it suitable for development as a topical treatment for acne, infected wounds, and for treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. In this paper, the authors will review the discovery process and the descriptive chemistry of this novel molecular entity.
authors.affiliation: Merrell Dow Research Institute-Lepetit Center, Gerenzano (VA), Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parenti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ciabatti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cavalleri
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kettenring
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D047630:Depsipeptides; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047630:Depsipeptides; D006020:Glycopeptides; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C041438:ramoplanin