Product Description: Cephalochromin is an antibiotic and an inhibitor for bacterial fatty acid synthase (FabI). Cephalochromin inhibits FabI of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli with IC50 of 1.9 and 1.8 μM. Cephalochromin inhibits gram-positive methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and quinolone-resistant S. aureus (QRSA), with MIC of 2-8 µg/mL[1].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: C28H22O10
References: [1]Zheng CJ, et al., Cephalochromin, a FabI-directed antibacterial of microbial origin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Nov 3;362(4):1107-12.
CAS Number: 25908-26-3
Molecular Weight: 518.47
Research Area: Infection
Target: Antibiotic;Bacterial