Compound ID | 291
Class: Beta-lactam
| Agent Type: | Semisynthetic; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Cell wall synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter cloacae, and Haemophilus influenzae |
| Description: | Parent compound of DZ-2640; Hohmura M, Tanaka M, Ishida H, et al. DZ-2640, a new Cephalosporin antibiotic, 2: In vitro antimicrobial activity and β-lactamase stability of DU-6681, a parent compound of DZ-2640. 35th-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1995; 136. |
| Institute where first reported: | Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Japan |
| Year first mentioned: | 1995 |
| Highest development stage: | Preclinical |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9819755 |
| Citation: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC163897/pdf/411260.pdf |