Compound ID | 2670
Class: Natural product antibiotic
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Membrane-active agent. Likely disrupts integrity of cell membrane and induces generation of ROS |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, and Klebsiella aerogenes |
| Description: | Natural product from Chromobacterium prodigiosum |
| Year first mentioned: | 1946 |
| Development status: | Experimental |