Compound ID | 2777
Synonym(s): Variamitsin
Class: Natural product antibiotic
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Antimycobacterial |
| Mechanism of action: | RNA synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus faecalis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and Mycobacterium phlei |
| Description: | Natural product from Actinomyces olivovariabilis; an aureolic acid scaffold |
| Year first mentioned: | 1971 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5458528 |
| Citation: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00568424 |