Compound ID | 741
Class: Oxazolidinone
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
Details of activity: | Active against S. aureus, with equal activity against MRSA as MSSA. |
Institute where first reported: | DuPont (Bristol-Myers Squibb, UK) |
Year first mentioned: | 1987 |
Highest developmental phase: | Phase 1 |
Development status: | Inactive |
Reason Dropped: | Entered phase I study but was dropped, however in rats it was found to be lethal (1) Toxicity was weight loss / wasting. An early oxazolidinone; linezolid was the first successful one (LS). |
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