Compound ID | 1408
Class: Small molecule antibacterial agent
| Agent Type: | Synthetic; Small molecule; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Antimycobacterial |
| Mechanism of action: | Unknown |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Description: | A phenothiazine |
| Institute where first reported: | Novartis, Switzerland |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | Caused severe cardiac arrhythmias |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5452 |
| Guide to Pharmacology: | thioridazine |
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