Compound ID | 3379
Class: Natural product antibiotic
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitor (isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase [Ile-RS] inhibitor) |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against methicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Description: | Natural product from Alteromonas rava (also by Pseudoalteromonas sp.) |
| Institute where first reported: | Sankyo Co., Ltd. |
| Year first mentioned: | 1995 |
| Development status: | Experimental |