Sophisticated natural products as antibiotics

K Lewis, RE Lee, H Brötz-Oesterhelt, S Hiller… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
In this Review, we explore natural product antibiotics that do more than simply inhibit an
active site of an essential enzyme. We review these compounds to provide inspiration for the …

The antibiotic resistance crisis and the development of new antibiotics

H Brüssow - Microbial Biotechnology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Global Burden of Disease report of 2019 estimated 14 million infection‐related
deaths, making it the second leading cause of death after ischaemic heart disease. Bacterial …

Host defence peptide plectasin targets bacterial cell wall precursor lipid II by a calcium-sensitive supramolecular mechanism

S Jekhmane, MGN Derks, S Maity, CJ Slingerland… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a leading cause of mortality, calling for the development of new
antibiotics. The fungal antibiotic plectasin is a eukaryotic host defence peptide that blocks …

Rule-based omics mining reveals antimicrobial macrocyclic peptides against drug-resistant clinical isolates

Z Cheng, BB He, K Lei, Y Gao, Y Shi, Z Zhong… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance remains a significant global threat, driving up mortality rates
worldwide. Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides have …

The good, the bad, and the ugly of metals as antimicrobials

RJ Turner - Biometals, 2024 - Springer
We are now moving into the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) era where more antibiotic
resistant bacteria are now the majority, a problem brought on by both misuse and over use …

Going to extremes: progress in exploring new environments for novel antibiotics

GA Quinn, PJ Dyson - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance, 2024 - nature.com
The discoveries of penicillin and streptomycin were pivotal for infection control with the
knowledge subsequently being used to enable the discovery of many other antibiotics …

Emerging strategies and therapeutic innovations for combating drug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus strains: A comprehensive review

M Gopikrishnan, S Haryini - Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, antibiotic therapy has encountered significant challenges due to the rapid
emergence of multidrug resistance among bacteria responsible for life‐threatening …

CyclicPepedia: a knowledge base of natural and synthetic cyclic peptides

L Liu, L Yang, S Cao, Z Gao, B Yang… - Briefings in …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cyclic peptides offer a range of notable advantages, including potent antibacterial
properties, high binding affinity and specificity to target molecules, and minimal toxicity …

Unearthing naturally-occurring cyclic antibacterial peptides and their structural optimization strategies

P Zeng, H Wang, P Zhang, SSY Leung - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural products with antibacterial activity are highly desired globally to combat against
multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Antibacterial peptide (ABP), especially cyclic ABP …

Cascade ring expansion reactions for the synthesis of medium-sized rings and macrocycles

JM Wootton, JKF Tam, WP Unsworth - Chemical communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This Feature Article discusses recent advances in the development of cascade ring
expansion reactions for the synthesis of medium-sized rings and macrocycles. Cascade ring …