daptomycin class
Antibiotic Drugs Daptomycin. Daptomycin is a novel antibiotic first in the class of drugs known as lipopeptide. It is a cyclic lipopeptide derived from Streptomyces roseosporus. Chemical structure. Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide compound with 13 amino acids and which comprises of a core with hydrophilic properties and also a tail which has high lipophilicity. The chemical formula is C72H101N17026 and MW is 1620.27. The chemical structure is: