FOSMIDOMYCIN, SODIUM SALT

Chemical properties

White Powder

The Uses of FOSMIDOMYCIN, SODIUM SALT

The antibiotics Fosmidomycin and FR900098 are members of a unique class of phosphonic acid natural products that inhibit the nonmevalonate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis. Both are potent antibacterial and antimalarial compounds.

The Uses of FOSMIDOMYCIN, SODIUM SALT

An antibiotic

What are the applications of Application

Fosmidomycin Sodium Salt is a gram-negative and gram-positive antibiotic

Biological Activity

fosmidomycin is a specific inhibitor of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (dxp) [1]. fosmidomycin is an antibiotic originally isolated from bacteria of the genus streptomyces.1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase is an enzyme that interconverts dxp and 2-c-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (mep) [2].fosmidomycin was active against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and the human malarial parasite p. falciparum with the ic50 of 290-370 nm[3]. fosmidomycin inhibited 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase in an alternative nonmevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis with ic50 of 8.2 nm [1]. fosmidomycin has been shown to possess activity against plasmodium falciparum in vitro and in the mouse model. in patients with acute uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria, oral administration of 1,200 mg fosmidomycin every 8 h for 7 days was effective in curing uncomplicated plasmodiumfalciparum malaria in humans [4]. fosmidomycin was an effective and safe antimalarial drug [4]. the treatment was well tolerated and showed a fast parasite and fever clearance [4].

References

[1] kuzuyama t, shimizu t, takahashi s, et al. fosmidomycin, a specific inhibitor of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase in the nonmevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis[j]. tetrahedron letters, 1998, 39(43): 7913-7916.
[2] takahashi s, kuzuyama t, watanabe h, et al. a 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase catalyzing the formation of 2-c-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate in an alternative nonmevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis[j]. proceedings of the national academy of sciences, 1998, 95(17): 9879-9884.
[3] jomaa h, wiesner j, sanderbrand s, et al. inhibitors of the nonmevalonate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis as antimalarial drugs[j]. science, 1999, 285(5433): 1573-1576.
[4] lell b, ruangweerayut r, wiesner j, et al. fosmidomycin, a novel chemotherapeutic agent for malaria[j]. antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2003, 47(2): 735-738.