Brief survey on organometalated antibacterial drugs and metal-based materials with antibacterial activity

P Biegański, Ł Szczupak, M Arruebo… - RSC Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Rising bacterial antibiotic resistance is a global threat. To deal with it, new antibacterial
agents and antiseptic materials need to be developed. One alternative in this quest is the …

Cytoplasmic condensation induced by membrane damage is associated with antibiotic lethality

F Wong, JM Stokes, B Cervantes, S Penkov… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Bactericidal antibiotics kill bacteria by perturbing various cellular targets and processes.
Disruption of the primary antibiotic-binding partner induces a cascade of molecular events …

TisB protein is the single molecular determinant underlying multiple downstream effects of ofloxacin in Escherichia coli

J Cayron, T Oms, T Schlechtweg, S Zedek… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Bactericidal antibiotics can cause metabolic perturbations that contribute to antibiotic-
induced lethality. The molecular mechanism underlying these downstream effects remains …

A new discovery of unique 13-(benzimidazolylmethyl) berberines as promising broad-spectrum antibacterial agents

H Sun, ZZ Li, P Jeyakkumar, ZL Zang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A new hybridization of berberine and benzimidazoles was performed to produce 13-
(benzimidazolylmethyl) berberines (BMB) as potentially broad-spectrum antibacterial agents …

To decipher the antibacterial mechanism and promotion of wound healing activity by hydrogels embedded with biogenic Ag@ ZnO core-shell nanocomposites

MI Khan, P Paul, SK Behera, B Jena… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic wound infections are one of the major causes of clinical complexities and contribute
to the ever increasing burden on the health care system in low and middle income countries …

[HTML][HTML] Relaxometry for detecting free radical generation during Bacteria's response to antibiotics

N Norouzi, AC Nusantara, Y Ong, T Hamoh, L Nie… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Free radical generation plays a key role in killing bacteria by antibiotics. However, radicals
are short-lived and reactive, and thus difficult to detect for the state of the art. Here we use a …

Quantifying Membrane Alterations with Tailored Fluorescent Dyes: A Rapid Antibiotic Resistance Profiling Methodology

AK Dubey, D Sardana, T Verma, P Alam… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Accurate detection of bacterial antibiotic sensitivity is crucial for theranostics and the
containment of antibiotic-resistant infections. However, the intricate task of detecting and …

Two-Pronged Dormant Photosensitizer-Antibiotic Bacterial Inactivation: Mechanism, Dosage, and Cellular Evolution Visualized at the Single-Cell Level

J McCain, SR Martinez, F Fungo… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Innovative therapeutic approaches are required to battle the rise of antibiotic-resistant
bacterial strains. Tap** on reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in bacteria induced …

Biodegradable peptide polymers as alternatives to antibiotics used in aquaculture

P Ma, Y Wu, W Jiang, N Shao, M Zhou, Y Chen… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The pressure of antimicrobial resistance has forced many countries to reduce or even
prohibit the use of antibiotics in feed. Therefore, it is an urgent need to develop alternatives …

An evolutionary conserved detoxification system for membrane lipid–derived peroxyl radicals in Gram-negative bacteria

M Naguib, N Feldman, P Zarodkiewicz… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
How double-membraned Gram-negative bacteria overcome lipid peroxidation is virtually
unknown. Bactericidal antibiotics and superoxide ion stress stimulate the transcription of the …