Compound ID | 2280
Verine
Class: Antimicrobial peptide
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Details of activity: | Active against vancomycin resistant Enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii; targets bacterial membrane |
| Propensity to select resistant mutants: | No |
| Description: | Synthetic compound (vertical spiral structure); not cytotoxic to human cells (human liver & kidney cells LD50 at >80 uM and human lung fibroblasts LD50 >25 uM) at MIC required to inhibit VRE and MRSA (MIC 2-4 uM); no murine nephrotoxicity observed; systemic efficacy observed vs K. pneumoniae infection (81.8% mouse survival rate) |
| Year first mentioned: | 2020 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| Citation: | https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2005540117 |
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