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Spectinomycin

An aminoglycoside antibiotic.

Phase of research

Potential treatment - pre-clinical evidence

How it helps

Antiviral

Drug status

Used to treat other disease

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General information

Spectinomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used for the treatment of diarrhoea (NCIt). It is on the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines.

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Marketed as

ACTINOSPECTACIN; SPECTAM; TOGAMYCIN; TROBICIN

 

Structure image - Spectinomycin

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Supporting references

Link Tested on Impact factor Notes Publication date
Blockers of the SARS-CoV-2 3a Channel Identified by Targeted Drug Repurposing
Small molecule In vitro 		in vitro bacteria-based assay 3.82

Displayed inhibitory activity against the potential ion channel ORF3a of SARS-CoV-2 in a bacterial model assay.

 Mar/23/2021
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