Description
ValinomycinisapeptideantibioticoriginallyproducedbyStreptomyces.ValinomycindisplaysantibacterialefficacybyinhibitinggrowthofStreptomycesandClostridium.ValinomycinisaneutralionophorethattransportsK+ionsthroughcellularmembranes,alteringtheelectRochemicalgrADIent.Invitro,valinomycininducesmitochondrialdamage,oxidativestress,andcaspaseexpression.