Review Article

A Review on Platensimycin: A Selective FabF Inhibitor

Table 1

Antimicrobial activity of synthesized platensimycin analogue.

Sl. numberAnalogues nameAnalogues structureAntimicrobial activityReference

1(−)-PlatencinInhibits both FabF and FabH with similar potency [12]

27-PhenylplatensimycinMIC against S. aureus (MSSA), 0.25 μg/mL[15]

311-Methyl-7-phenylplatensimycinMIC against S. aureus (MSSA), <0.25 μg/mL[15]

4Sulfonamide analogues of platensimycinNot tested[16]

5Oxazinidinyl platensimycinMIC of 90 μg/mL against S. aureus, S. agalactiae, and B. subtilis[17]

6IsoplatencinMIC against S. aureus (MSSA), 0.4 μg/mL[18]

7 Cl-iso-platencinMIC against S. aureus (MSSA), >25.6 μg/mL[18]

8Cl-platencinMIC against S. aureus (MSSA), >25.6 μg/mL[18]

9DehydrohomoplatencinMIC against S. aureus (MSSA), 0.4 μg/mL[19]

10IsoplatensimycinMIC against S. aureus (MSSA), 128 μg/mL[20]

11CarbaplatensimycinMIC against S. aureus, 0.4–1.1 μg/mL[21]

12Platensimycin B1 and B3Not tested[22]

13Platensimide A Not tested[22]

14Homoplatensimide A and homoplatensimide A methyl esterNot tested[22]

15Dialkylamino-2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acids analogues of PlatensimycinOut of 18 Synthesized derivatives, four derivatives which have the substitution 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, have shown potential activity against B. subtilis (MIC 2–8 μg/mL)[23]

16(−)-nor-platencinMIC against S. aureus (MSSA), 5 μg/mL[24]

17AdamantaplatensimycinMIC of (−)-adamantaplatensimycin against S. aureus (MSSA), 1.3–1.8 μg/mL; MIC of (+)-adamantaplatensimycin against S. aureus (MSSA), >88 μg/mL[25]