lipopeptides

Daptomycin is the only clinically used member of a cyclic lipopeptides class of antibiotics. Daptomycin has rapid bactericidal activity against not only rapidly growing, but also against slow growing bacterial cells including those in biofilms. …

Daptomycin is the first approved member of a cyclic lipopeptides class of antibiotics with anti-Gram(+) activity. In contrast to majority of other antimicrobials daptomycin has rapid bactericidal activity against not only rapidly growing, but also …