Description
General description
SQ109 is a 1,2-ethylenediamine, which is related to ethambutol.
Application
SQ109 has been used:
as an antitubercular agent to study its interactions with mycobacterial membrane proteins large 3 (MmpL3) binding pocket
as a positive control to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of ohmyungsamycins (OMS) A and B against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) using the resazurin microtiter assay (REMA) plate method
as an inhibitor of MmpL3 to explore the utility of mycobacterial CRISPR interference for validating target gene essentiality and compound mode of action
Biochem/physiol Actions
Antitubercular; Inhibitor of MmpL3, a mycolic acid transporter required for incorporation of mycolic acid into the Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall.
SQ109 is an antitubercular developed for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). SQ109 inhibits the activity of MmpL3, a mycolic acid transporter required for incorporation of mycolic acid into the Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall.
SQ109 exhibits activity against Helicobacter pylori and the fungi Candida albicans. It might also possess anti-bacterial activity.