Compound ID | 789
Class: Macrolide
| Agent Type: | Synthetic; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus |
| Description: | A ketolide; Asaka T, Kashimura M, Misawa Y, et al. A new macrolide antibiotic, TE-802; synthesis and biological properties. 35th-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1995; 143. |
| Institute where first reported: | Taisho Pharmaceuticals, Japan |
| Year first mentioned: | 1995 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/479074 |
| Citation: | https://doi.org/10.7164/antibiotics.54.664 |