Compound ID | 2233
Menaquinone Binding Antibiotic (MBA)
Class: Small molecule antibacterial agent
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Details of activity: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis; depolarises membrane |
| Description: | Semisynthetic compound discovered by metagenomic searching of biosynthetic gene cluster predicted to encode menaquinone binders/ synthetic bioinformatic natural product (syn-BNP) |
| Year first mentioned: | 2022 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| Citation: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-021-01013-8#Sec1 |
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