Dalbavancin

**Semantic type:** Antibiotic|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A second-generation, semi-synthetic lipoglycopeptide antibiotic, with bactericidal activity against a variety of gram-positive bacteria. Upon administration, dalbavancin binds, at a site different from that of penicillins and cephalosporins, tightly to the D-alanyl-D-alanine portion of peptidoglycan chains, thereby preventing peptidoglycan elongation and interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis. This leads to activation of bacterial autolysins and induces cell wall lysis.

**Synonyms:** - DALBAVANCIN - Dalvance - MDL 63,397 - Ristomycin A Aglycone, 5,31-Dichloro-38-de(methoxycarbonyl)-7-demethyl-19-deoxy-56-O-(2-deoxy-2-((10-methyl-1-oxoundecyl)amino)-beta-D-glucopyranuronosyl)-38-(((3-(dimethylamino)propyl)amino)carbonyl)-42-O-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl-N15-methyl- - VER001