Compound ID | 2444
12-mer α-helical peptide 8b
Class: Antimicrobial peptide
| Agent Type: | Synthetic; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Membrane-active agent. Disrupts integrity of cytoplasmic membrane |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae |
| Description: | Synthetic compound; analogues reported; weakly cytotoxic to mammalian cells (HC50 at 280 ug/ml vs MIC at 3.1-12.5 ug/ml) |
| Year first mentioned: | 2023 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| Citation: | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01708 |
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