Compound ID | 3062

Coumermycin A2

Class: DNA synthesis inhibitor

Spectrum of activity: Gram-positive  &  Gram-negative
Details of activity: Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium xerosis, Bacillus anthracis, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella paratyphi A; bacterial topoisomerase inhibitor (targets DNA gyrase B subunit)
Description: Natural product from Streptomyces rishiriensis; coumarin scaffold
Institute where first reported: Bristol-Banyu Research Institute, Ltd.
Year first mentioned: 1965
Development status: Experimental

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