Compound ID | 531
GE 21640A
Class: Protein synthesis inhibitor
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against streptococci and Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Description: | Natural product from Streptomyces sp.; Stella S, Montanini N, Columbo L, et al. GE21640, a novel member of the elfamycin type of antibiotics: isolation, structure determination, and biological properties. 33rd-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1993; 226. |
| Institute where first reported: | Merrell Dow Research Institute, Lepetit Research Center, Italy |
| Year first mentioned: | 1993 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| External links: | |
| Patent: | https://patents.google.com/patent/WO1993013217A1/en |
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