NCIt definition : A pentahydrochloride salt of omiganan, a synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptide
with wide-spectrum activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
and fungi. Omiganan pentahydrochloride, an analog of indolicidin, acts by disrupting
bacterial cytoplasmic membranes and has been tested in a topical gel for the prevention
of catheter-related bloodstream infections.;