Compound ID | 2760
Synonym(s): Telomicin
Class: Antimicrobial peptide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Membrane-active agent. Targets phospholipid cardiolipin in bacterial membrane |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Streptococcus agalactiae, Diplococcus penumoniae, Bacillus anthracis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Corynebacterium xerosis |
| Description: | Natural product from Streptomyces sp. (also by Micromonospora schwarzwaldensis and Streptomyces coeruleorubidus); selectively toxic as demonstrated in tissue culture |
| Institute where first reported: | Bristol-Myers |
| Year first mentioned: | 1957 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/99830 |
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