Compound ID | 456
Class: Beta-lactam (cephalosporin)
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Details of activity: | Their mechanism of action was found to be similar to β-lactams. The structure of this antibiotic allows strong binding to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs), especially PBP2 (2) |
| Description: | Pyrazolidinone containing compound |
| Institute where first reported: | Eli Lilly, USA |
| Year first mentioned: | 1986 |
| Highest developmental phase: | Preclinical |
| Development status: | Inactive |
| Reason Dropped: | Superseded by later compounds such as LY193239 which demonstrated higher potency through affinity for PBP enzymes (2) |
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