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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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Summary of Clinical Use ![]() |
| Platensimycin was not advanced to clinical evaluation due to its poor pharmacokinetic properties (rapid clearance resulting in decreased systemic exposure) [2]. |
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects ![]() |
| In bacteria, platensimycin inhibits 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 2 (FabF, KAS II), a key component of the fatty acid synthase II (FAS-II) enzyme system that catalyzes the elongation cycle of fatty acid synthesis [5]. The FAS-II system is also the target in mycobacteria, with inhibition of both 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 1 (KasA) and 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 2 (KasB) observed [1]. |