Compound ID | 2780
Synonym(s): Etamycin
Class: Streptogramin
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Antimycobacterial |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Diplococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Mycobacterium abscessus |
| Description: | Natural product from Streptomyces griseoviridis (also by Streptomyces griseus); analogues reported from Streptomyces niveoruber |
| Institute where first reported: | Parke, Davis & Company, Detroit, Michigan USA |
| Year first mentioned: | 1958 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/417256 |
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