Compound ID | 2724
Class: Natural product antibiotic
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Brevibacterium ammoniagenes, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Description: | Natural product from Myxococcus xanthus strain Mx x 48; resembles saframycin produced by Streptomyces but has a side chain ending in alanine instead of pyruvic acid |
| Year first mentioned: | 1987 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3036879 |
| Citation: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/antibiotics1968/41/8/41_8_993/_article |