Compound ID | 2087
Class: RNA polymerase inhibitor (dithiolopyrrolone)
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | RNA synthesis inhibitor. DNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitor; prodrug that needs to be activated in cells |
| Description: | Natural product produced by several species of Streptomyces, Saccharothrix and Gram-negative bacteria; total synthesis and several analogues; related to Pseudomonic acid A (mupirocin). Activity as angiogenesis inhibitor and antineoplastic agent |
| Year first mentioned: | 1959 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | Toxic |