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Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Thienamycin is a carbapenem (β-lactam) with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. It was first discovered in culture broths of the soil-dwelling actinomycete Streptomyces cattleya [2].
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| Bioactivity Comments |
| Thienamycin demonstrates broad-spectrum antibacterial activity in vitro against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa [2]. It has potent activity against Gram-positive cocci (MIC90 = 0.025 μg/ml) and against Escherichia coli (MIC90 = 0.2 μg/ml) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (MIC90 = 0.78 μg/ml) [1]. |