Streptomycin

EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS / POTENTIAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPIES AGAINST M. ULCERANS

Streptomycin

CLASS

Aminoglycoside

TARGET PROTEIN

hinders formyl-methionyl-tRNA to bind with bacterial ribosomal 30S subunit

MECHANISM OF ACTION

Bactericidal effect or Bacteriostatic (It is a protein synthesis inhibitor that hinders binding of formyl-methionyl-tRNA to the bacterial ribosomal 30S subunit)

DRUG INTERACTION PHASE (APPROVED, INVESTIGATIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL)

Approved

MODE OF ADMINISTRATION

Injectable

LINK TO PUBMED


SIMILAR TARGETS IN OTHER SPECIES

Ribosomal RNA ~ Enteric bacteria and other eubacteria

DRUG BANK ID

DB01082

EXTERNAL LINKS


REFERENCE

Yotsu, R. R., Richardson, M., & Ishii, N. (2018). Drugs for treating Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans disease). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012118.pub2



Pluschke, G., & Röltgen, K. (2019). Buruli ulcer: Mycobacterium ulcerans disease. In Buruli Ulcer: Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11114-4