Compound ID | 668
Synonym(s): VRC 483 | VRC-483 | VRC483
Class: Natural product antibiotic
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor. Peptide deformylase inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae |
| Description: | Natural product from Streptomyces sp.; a hydroxamic acid pseudopeptide; Margolis P, Hackbarth C, Lopez S, et al. Resistance to deformylase inhibitor VRC484 is caused by mutations in formyl transferase. 39th-ICAAC 1999;333. |
| Institute where first reported: | Versicor (Pfizer, USA) |
| Year first mentioned: | 1999 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | Taken forward into clinical trials for other conditions including angiogenesis; high frequency selection of resistant Staphylococcus aureus mutants |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/443600 |
| Citation: | https://doi.org/10.1038/195701b0 |