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Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Platensimycin is a naturally occurring antibacterial, originally isolated from the soil-dwelling actinomycete Streptomyces platensis [4]. Total chemical synthesis has been reported [3]. Platensimycin has broad-spectrum Gram-positive and antimycobacterial activity, acting as an inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis [1,5].
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| Bioactivity Comments |
| Platensimycin is effective against Gram-positive bacteria in vitro, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, MIC 0.5-1 μg/ml) but has limited Gram-negative activity, possibly due to efflux mechanisms [5]. It inhibits FabF with IC50 values of 48 nM against S. aureus FabF and 68 nM against Escherichia coli FabF [5]. In mycobacteria, the MIC99 for activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv is 12 μg/ml [1]. |