Compound ID | 841
Thiocillin
Class: Antimicrobial peptide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor. Binds to the 50S ribosomal subunit |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Gram-positives and anaerobes |
| Description: | Natural product from Bacillus cereus; a thiopeptide |
| Institute where first reported: | Merrell Dow Research Institute, Lepetit Research Center |
| Year first mentioned: | 1990 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
| Reason dropped: | Development stopped due to commercial reasons |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/Q7M0J8 |
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