Compound ID | 3091
Class: Aminoglycoside
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor. Targets poly U-directed phenylalanine synthesis on E. coli ribosome |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium, and Shigella sonnei |
| Propensity to select resistant mutants: | Yes |
| Description: | Natural product from Nocardia sp.; aminoglycoside-aminocyclitol antibiotic |
| Institute where first reported: | Biological Research and Development Department. Research and Development Division, Parke, Davis and Company |
| Year first mentioned: | 1973 |
| Development status: | Experimental |