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Epimerox is an experimental broad-spectrum antibiotic compound being developed by scientists at the Rockefeller University and Astex Pharmaceuticals. It is a small molecule inhibitor compound that blocks the activity of the enzyme UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase an epimerase enzyme that is called 2-epimerase for short.

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IUPAC name
(SE)-2-(4-((5-(3-bromophenyl)thiophene-2-yl)methylene)-5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropanoic acid, (SE)-2-(4-((5-(34-dichlorophenyl)furan-2-yl)methylene)-5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropanoic acid

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