Compound ID | 2175
Class: Antimicrobial peptide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor. Inhibits translation and triggers misreading by establishing contacts with the aminoacyl-tRNA and increasing the residency time of noncognate tRNAs |
| Description: | Natural product from Streptomyces purpeofuscus; pseudopeptide with hydroxy-β-lysine as the central amino acid |
| Year first mentioned: | 1970 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11118411 |
| Citation: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aac.00986-20 |