Compound ID | 645
Synonym(s): AM7359 | AM 7359
Class: Oxazolidinone
| Agent Type: | Synthetic; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against methicillin and linezolid-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin and linezolid-resistant and -susceptible Enterococcus faecalis |
| Description: | Ebisu H, Abuki R, Takei M, et al. Novel oxazolidinones: antibacterial activities against respiratory pathogens and drug-resistant gram-positive bacteria. 46th-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 2006;212 |
| Institute where first reported: | Kyorin Pharmaceutical, Japan; Merck & Co, USA |
| Year first mentioned: | 2006 |
| Highest development stage: | Preclinical |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | No development has been reported and has been in pre-clinical trials since 2006 indicating discontinuation |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9549078 |
| Citation: | https://doi.org/10.1179/joc.2007.19.3.249 |