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Agent Type:
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Synthetic; Small molecule; Direct acting;
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Spectrum of activity:
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Gram-positive, Gram-negative & Antimycobacterial
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Mechanism of action:
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Membrane-active agent. Dissipates proton motive force/ disrupts the maintainance of an electrochemical gradient across the membrane
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Target Pathogen:
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Active against Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Clostridium difficile, Staphylococcus aureus, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Description:
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Synthetic compound from Drug Repurposing Hub (additionally including natural products from plant, animal, and microbial sources) identified by deep learning method/machine learning predicted to have inhibitory property; reduced bacterial load to <10^3 CFU/ml in murine model of infection
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Year first mentioned:
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2019
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Development status:
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Experimental
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