Omadacycline, a Magic Antibiotics for Bacterial Infections.
10.4167/jbv.2018.48.3.109
- Author:
Mohammad Saydur RAHMAN
1
;
Young Sang KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Brain Korea 21 PLUS Program, and Jeju Research Center for Natural Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea. yskoh7@jejunu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Antibiotics;
Omadacycline;
Aminomethylcycline
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents*;
Bacterial Infections*;
Chlamydia;
Communicable Diseases;
Dosage Forms;
Drug Resistance, Microbial;
Enterococcus;
Legionella;
Magic*;
Methicillin Resistance;
Pneumonia, Bacterial;
Public Health;
Ribosomal Proteins;
Skin;
Streptococcus pneumoniae;
Tetracycline;
Tetracycline Resistance
- From:Journal of Bacteriology and Virology
2018;48(3):109-112
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Nowadays antibiotic resistance is a worldwide serious problem that mainly affects public health. Omadacycline is a unique antibiotic which has two available dosage forms such as intravenous (IV) and oral that development for community-acquired bacterial infectious disease treatment. It is a modified form of older tetracycline at C-9 aminomethyl substituent of 6-member core ring of tetracycline. Modification form shows its activity against efflux pump and ribosomal protein protection mechanism of tetracycline resistance. Generally, omadacycline is effective against methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Streptococcus pneumoniae, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), Legionella and Chlamydia spp. Efficacy, safety and tolerability profile of omadacycline those compares with recent antibiotics shows that omadacycline is less resistant than others. One derivative from tetracycline derivatives is 9-neopentylaminomethylminocycline called omadacycline was discovered and ongoing phase III clinical experiments as a therapy for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) as well as community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). Omadacycline seems to be a strong drug candidate for future promising new antibacterial agent that is effective against ABSSSI and CABP.
