Synonyms: erizomycin
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Pyridomycin is a natural product with potent antimycobacterial activity, produced by the Actinobacteria Streptomyces pyridomyceticus and Dactylosporangium fulvum, and which was first reported in 1953 [3]. It is an inhibitor of Mycobacterium enoyl acyl carrier protein reductase (InhA) [2], a clinically validated target and key enzyme involved in the synthesis of mycolic acid, an essential component of the mycobacterial cell wall.
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Bioactivity Comments |
Pyridomycin demonstrates narrow-spectrum antibacterial activity that is specifically against Mycobacterium spp. The MIC for in vitro antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv is 0.39 μg/ml [2]. |