Compound ID | 2607
Synonym(s): Megalomicin
Class: Macrolide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Antimycobacterial |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Mycobacterium smegmatis |
| Description: | Natural product from Micromonospora megalomicea; erythromycin resistant isolates are cross-resistant to megalomicin |
| Institute where first reported: | Department of Microbiology, Schering Corporation Bloomfield, NJ USA |
| Year first mentioned: | 1969 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31864 |
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| Patent: | US3819611A |