Compound ID | 2532
Class: Natural product antibiotic
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Antimycobacterial |
| Mechanism of action: | Unknown |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus |
| Description: | Natural product from Streptomyces sp.; effective in mice in vivo but not as effective as streptomycin; does not cause nerve damage as in streptomycin |
| Year first mentioned: | 1953 |
| Highest development stage: | Preclinical |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | Toxic to guinea pigs when administered subcutaneously |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/221187 |
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