Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Napsamycin C and napsamycin D are uridylpeptide antibacterials, sharing a common structural scaffold with the mureidomycins and pacidamycins. Originally isolated from Streptomyces sp. HIL Y-82,11372, napsamycins have potent activity against Pseudomonas species but not against other Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria [1].
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Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects ![]() |
Napsamycins are thought to inhibit bacterial phospho-N-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide-transferase (MraY, translocase I), an essential enzyme in peptidoglycan biosynthesis [2]. |