Compound ID | 2932
Class: Membrane-active agent
| Agent Type: | Synthetic; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Membrane-active agent. Inserts into bacterial cell membrane triggering cell lysis |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, susceptible and multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli, susceptible and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enteritidis, and Vibrio parahemolyticus |
| Description: | Synthetic compound; amphiphilic dendrimer (antimicrobial peptide mimic); reduces bacterial burden in mice pneumonia infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5.04 log CFU), MRSA (2.69 log CFU), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (1.81 log CFU) |
| Year first mentioned: | 2022 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/71466771 |
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