Platensimycin is a natural product isolated from various strains of Streptomyces platensis which exhibits antimicrobial activity against Gram positive bacteria, including vancomycin- and linezolide-resistant species. Analogues of platensimycin were synthesized from 3-aminobenzoic acid or other aniline derivatives and several alkyl- and aryl-carboxylic acids. The resulting compounds were tested in an agar diffusion assay against several bacteria and fungi.
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