Compound ID | 821
Class: Oxazolidinone
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
Details of activity: | 50S ribosomal subunit inhibitor; has an overlapping binding site to chloramphenicol alike linezolid, however, binds with 50x greater affinity. It is able to overcome the linezolid and macolide resistance mechanisms. |
Description: | Skripkin E, McConnell T, King B, et al, Designer oxazolidinones bind to the 50S peptidyl-transferase region and can overcome ribosome-based linezolid resistance. 45th-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrob-Agents-Chemother 2005;197. |
Institute where first reported: | Rib-X Pharmaceuticals (Melinta Therapeutics, USA); Pfizer, USA |
Year first mentioned: | 2005 |
Highest developmental phase: | Preclinical |
Development status: | Inactive |
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