Compound ID | 2869
Synonym(s): 4-hydroxy-2-pyridone
Class: Small molecule antibacterial agent
| Details of activity: | Active against Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Mycobacterium abscessus; inhibits production of long-chain fatty acid precursor required for mycolic acid synthesis (cell wall synthesis inhibitor); enoyl-ACP reductase [InhA] inhibitor |
| Description: | Synthetic compound; derivative of a hit (NITD-529) from screening ~2.3 million compounds (Novartis collection) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis; more potent than initial hit; shows no mutagenic and cardiotoxicity properties although has low aqueous solubility |
| Institute where first reported: | Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore, 138670; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 9004, Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de Montpellier (IRIM), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France |
| Year first mentioned: | 2015 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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