Synonyms: Albamycin® | cardelmycin | cathomycin | PA 93 | streptonivicin
novobiocin is an approved drug (FDA (1964))
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Novobiocin was originally isolated from the actinomycete Streptomyces niveus and belongs to the aminocoumarins, a class of compounds characterized by a 3-amino-4,7-dihydroxycoumarin ring. It is effective against Gram-positive bacteria but has limited activity against Gram-negative pathogens.
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Bioactivity Comments |
MIC90 for antibacterial activity against strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is 0.25 μg/ml in vitro [4]. |
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Targets where the ligand is described in the comment field | |
Target | Comment |
DNA gyrase |
DNA gyrase is a type II DNA topoisomerase [2] and one of two enzymes of this subclass found in bacteria, the other being DNA topoisomerase 4. DNA gyrase introduces negative supercoils in closed circular double-stranded DNA in an ATP-dependent manner. This enzyme is the clinically-validated target for a number of antibacterial drug classes, including the aminocoumarins such as novobiocin and fluoroquinolones such as moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin. |