Compound ID | 2538
Synonym(s): Carbomycin B | Magnamycin
Class: Macrolide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Gram-positive cocci |
| Description: | Natural product from Streptomyces halstedii |
| Institute where first reported: | Pfizer and Company |
| Year first mentioned: | 1977 |
| Highest development stage: | Preclinical |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | Urine and blood assays failed to yield concentrations required to inhibit target organisms |