Compound ID | 573
Synonym(s): Glycothiohexide alpha | Glycothiohexide
Class: Glycopeptide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Unknown |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis |
| Description: | Natural product from Sebekia sp. strain LL-14E605; Steinberg DA, Bernan VS, Montenegro DA, et al. Glycothiohexides, a novel antibiotics produced by Sebekia sp. LL-14E065: Taxonomy, fermentation and biological evaluation. 33rd-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1993; 224. |
| Institute where first reported: | American cyanamid Co., USA |
| Year first mentioned: | 1993 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | Failed to protect mice models despite low MIC values |