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Synonyms: ACT-179811 | ACT179811
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Cadazolid (ACT-179811) is a quinolonyl-oxazolidinone (quinoxolidinone) antibacterial with Gram-positive activity. It targets the bacterial protein synthesis machinery by binding to the peptidyl transferase centre (PTC) of the ribosome [3].
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References |
1. Gerding DN, Cornely OA, Grill S, Kracker H, Marrast AC, Nord CE, Talbot GH, Buitrago M, Gheorghe Diaconescu I, Murta de Oliveira C et al.. (2019)
Cadazolid for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection: results of two double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority, randomised phase 3 trials. Lancet Infect Dis, 19 (3): 265-274. [PMID:30709665] |
2. Rueedi G, Panchaud P, Friedli A, Specklin JL, Hubschwerlen C, Blumstein AC, Caspers P, Enderlin-Paput M, Jacob L, Kohl C et al.. (2024)
Discovery and Structure-Activity Relationship of Cadazolid: A First-In-Class Quinoxolidinone Antibiotic for the Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection. J Med Chem, 67 (11): 9465-9484. [PMID:38753983] |
3. Scaiola A, Leibundgut M, Boehringer D, Caspers P, Bur D, Locher HH, Rueedi G, Ritz D. (2019)
Structural basis of translation inhibition by cadazolid, a novel quinoxolidinone antibiotic. Sci Rep, 9 (1): 5634. [PMID:30948752] |