Compound ID | 2012
Synonym(s): GAR-936
Class: Tetracycline
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Details of activity: | Inhibits protein synthesis by binding reversibly to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit and preventing the aminoacyl tRNA from binding to the A site of the ribosome. Active against Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative bacteria (e.g. E. coli, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter) |
| Description: | Semisynthetic minocycline derivative |
| Year first mentioned: | 1999 |
| Development status: | Approved, off-patent |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/54686904 |
| Guide to Pharmacology: | tigecycline |
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