Compound ID | 294
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, Enterococcus faecalis , Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Description: | Semisynthetic compound of 1 beta-methyl carbapenem type with pyrazoliomethyl pyrrolidine side chain; after injection in monkeys, the maintenance in the blood plasma is longer compared to biapenem whereas injection into rats for 2 weeks showed no severe side effects.; Tawara S, Matsumoto S, Matsumoto Y, et al. FR21818, a new parenteral carbapenem: preclinical evaluation of (2) in vivo antibacterial activity, pharmacokinetics and toxicity. 35th-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1995; 138. |
| Institute where first reported: | Fujisawa Pharm. Co., Japan |
| Year first mentioned: | 1995 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/134692314 |
| Citation: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0960894X9500380C |