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Table 1 Adapted from [66]

From: What’s new in multidrug-resistant pathogens in the ICU?

Company

Product

Class/structure

Mechanism of action

Lead indication

Actelion Ltd. (SIX:ATLN)

Cadazolid (179811)

Oxazolidinone–quinolone hybrid

Inhibit DNA replication and protein synthesis

CDAD

Affinium Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

AFN-1252

FabI enoyl-(acyl carrier protein) reductase inhibitor

Inhibit fabI

ABSSSI

CrystalGenomics Inc. (KOSDAQ:83790)

CG400549

FabI enoyl-(acyl carrier protein) reductase inhibitor

Inhibit fabI

Complicated ABSSSI

GlaxoSmithKline plc(LSE:GSK; NYSE:GSK)

GSK1322322

Peptide deformylase (PDF) inhibitor

Inhibit PDF 

Bacterial infection

Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:FURX)/Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

JNJ-32729463 (JNJ-Q2)

Fluoroquinolone

Inhibit DNA replication

ABSSSI, CAP

Nabriva Therapeutics AG/Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE:FRX)

BC-3781

Pleuromutilin 

Inhibit protein synthesis

ABSSSI

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS)

LFF571

Thiopeptide

Inhibit protein synthesis

CDAD

PolyMedix Inc. (OTCBB:PYMX)

Brilacidin (PMX-30063)

Defensin mimetics

Membrane lysis

ABSSSI

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Radezolid (RX-1741)

Oxazolidinone

Inhibit protein synthesis

CAP

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Eravacycline (TP-434)

Tetracycline

Inhibit protein synthesis

cIAI

Theravance Inc. (NASDAQ:THRX)

TD-1792

Beta-lactam-glycopeptide hybrid

Inhibit cell wall synthesis

Gram-positive cSSSI

Wockhardt Ltd. (BSE:532300)

WCK 771

Fluoroquinolone 

Inhibit DNA replication

S. aureus 

Wockhardt Ltd. (BSE:532300)

WCK 2349

Fluoroquinolone 

Inhibit DNA replication

Gram-positive cSSSI

Nanotherapeutics Inc.

Ramoplanin

Lipoglycodepsipeptide

Inhibit cell wall production

CDAD

2 M BioTech L.P.

CBR-2092

Rifamycin–quinolone hybrid

Inhibit DNA replication and RNA synthesis

S. aureus

Achaogen Inc.

ACHN-975

N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC) inhibitor

Inhibit LpxC

Gram-negative

aRigen Pharmaceuticals Inc./Green Cross Corp.

WAP-8294A2

Depsipeptide

Disrupt membrane

MRSA

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG (SIX:BSLN)

BAL30072

Beta-lactam (monocyclic)

Inhibit cell wall synthesis

Gram-negative

FAB Pharma S.A.S.

FAB001 (MUT056399)

FabI enoyl-(acyl carrier protein) reductase inhibitor

Inhibit fabI

S. aureus

Kalidex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

KPI-10

Fluoroquinolone

Inhibit DNA replication

Gram-negative and Gram-positive

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Tokyo:4569)

KRP-AM1977X

Quinolone 

Inhibit DNA replication

Gram-positive

MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Inc.

MRX-I 

Oxazolidinone

Inhibit protein synthesis

Gram-positive

Novacta Biosystems Ltd.

NVB302

Lantibiotic

Inhibit cell wall synthesis

CDAD

Rempex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Carbavance (RPX7009/biapenem)

Beta-lactamase inhibitor with boron core (RPX7009); beta-lactam (biapenem)

Inhibit cell wall synthesis

Gram-negative

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.(Tokyo:4507)/GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE:GSK; NYSE:GSK)

S-649266

Beta-lactam

Inhibit cell wall synthesis

CAP

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc.

TP-2758

Tetracycline

Inhibit protein synthesis

cUTI