Compound ID | 439
Class: Beta-lactam
| Agent Type: | Semisynthetic; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Cell wall synthesis inhibitor. Able to outcompete penicillin G in binding to PBP of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against methicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus |
| Description: | Parenteral cephalosporin; Hanaki H, Akagi H, Shimizu C, et al., Active new Cephalosporin, TOC-39, TOC-50, against multi-resistant MRSA. 33rd-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1993; 282. |
| Institute where first reported: | Taiho Pharmaceuticals, Japan and Otsuka Chemical Co., Japan |
| Year first mentioned: | 1993 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10415421 |
| Citation: | https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.39.5.1120 |