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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References |
1. Alt S, Mitchenall LA, Maxwell A, Heide L. (2011)
Inhibition of DNA gyrase and DNA topoisomerase IV of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli by aminocoumarin antibiotics. J Antimicrob Chemother, 66 (9): 2061-9. [PMID:21693461] |
2. Gellert M, Mizuuchi K, O'Dea MH, Nash HA. (1976)
DNA gyrase: an enzyme that introduces superhelical turns into DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 73 (11): 3872-6. [PMID:186775] |
3. Gellert M, O'Dea MH, Itoh T, Tomizawa J. (1976)
Novobiocin and coumermycin inhibit DNA supercoiling catalyzed by DNA gyrase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 73 (12): 4474-8. [PMID:794878] |
4. Walsh TJ, Hansen SL, Tatem BA, Auger F, Standiford HC. (1985)
Activity of novobiocin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Antimicrob Chemother, 15 (4): 435-40. [PMID:3847438] |