Compound ID | 2680
Class: Antimicrobial peptide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Membrane-active agent. Disrupts integrity of cell membrane |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhimurium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Description: | Natural product from Bacillus polymyxa; co-discovered in complex with Polymyxin T1; active in vivo |
| Institute where first reported: | Shionogi Research Laboratory, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Fukushima-ku, Osaka, 553 Japan |
| Year first mentioned: | 1977 |
| Development status: | Experimental |