Description
An oxazolidinone antibiotic; active against a variety of bacterial clinical isolates (MICs = ≤0.25-64 µg/ml); active against L. monocytogenes, S. aureus, L. pneumophila, and S. epidermidis in THP-1 macrophages (EC50s = 0.62, 0.63, 8.45, and 2.99 mg/L, respectively); inhibits protein translation in isolated wild-type and linezolid-resistant S. aureus ribosomes but not rabbit reticulocyte lysates (IC50s = 0.02, 0.03, and >2 µM, respectively); efficacious in a mouse model of S. pneumoniae-induced peritonitis (PD50 = 1.3 mg/kg per day)
Formal name: N-[[(5S)-3-[2-fluoro-4′-[[(1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-ylmethyl)amino]methyl][1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl]-2-oxo-5-oxazolidinyl]methyl]-acetamide
Synonyms: Rx-01_667|RX-1741
Molecular weight: 438.5
CAS: 869884-78-6
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A solid