Compound ID | 2631
Class: Natural product antibiotic
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Unknown |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, and Clostridium pasteurianum (also shows anticoccidial activity) |
| Description: | Natural product from Streptomyces mutabilis; metal-complexing polyether antibiotic; structurally related to nigericin |
| Institute where first reported: | Sandoz Ltd., Pharmaceutical Division, Chemical Research CH-4002 Basle, Switzerland |
| Year first mentioned: | 1977 |
| Development status: | Experimental |