Compound ID | 761
Synonym(s): GE2270A | MDL 62879 | GE2270 A
Class: Antimicrobial peptide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Antimycobacterial |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor. Elongation Factor Tu inhibitor; EF-Tu inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococci, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Description: | Natural product from Planobispora rosea; Soffientini A, Landini P, Denaro M and Islam K. Bacterial protein synthesis inhibitor MDL 62879 induces a conformational change in elongation factor Tu (Ef-Tu) and inhibits binding pf aa-tRNA. 33rd-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1993; 201. |
| Institute where first reported: | Aventis (Sanofi Aventis, France) |
| Year first mentioned: | 1993 |
| Highest development stage: | Preclinical |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | Shows poor aqueous solubility |