Complexes of β-lactam antibiotics and their Schiff-base derivatives as a weapon in the fight against bacterial resistance

M Zabiszak, J Frymark, K Ogawa, M Skrobańska… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract β-lactam antibiotics are widely used chemical compounds in medicine due to their
strong antibacterial activity. These drugs are produced by fungi (Penicillium …

Bacterial Metallostasis: Metal Sensing, Metalloproteome Remodeling, and Metal Trafficking

DA Capdevila, JJ Rondón, KA Edmonds… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Transition metals function as structural and catalytic cofactors for a large diversity of proteins
and enzymes that collectively comprise the metalloproteome. Metallostasis considers all …

Metalation of extracytoplasmic proteins and bacterial cell envelope homeostasis

B He, JD Helmann - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Cell physiology requires innumerable metalloenzymes supported by the selective import of
metal ions. Within the crowded cytosol, most enzymes acquire their cognate cofactors from a …

Metallo-β-lactamases and a tug-of-war for the available zinc at the host–pathogen interface

G Bahr, LJ González, AJ Vila - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are zinc-dependent hydrolases that inactivate
virtually all β-lactam antibiotics. The expression of MBLs by Gram-negative bacteria severely …

A conserved zinc-binding site in Acinetobacter baumannii PBP2 required for elongasome-directed bacterial cell shape

C Micelli, Y Dai, N Raustad, RR Isberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative bacterial pathogen that causes challenging
nosocomial infections. β-lactam targeting of penicillin-binding protein (PBP)–mediated cell …

Metalloenzyme mimicry and modulation strategies to conquer antimicrobial resistance: Metal-ligand coordination perspectives

YO Ayipo, WA Osunniran, HF Babamale… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The incessant resistivity of pathogenic microbes to antibiotics continuously constitutes a
major threat to human wellness, thus, searching for effective therapeutic approaches …

[HTML][HTML] The development of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 inhibitors since 2018

X Gu, M Zheng, L Chen, H Li - Microbiological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) can hydrolyze almost all antibiotics of the β-
lactam group, resulting in the generation of multidrug resistant bacteria. Besides its broad …

Targeting bacterial nickel transport with aspergillomarasmine A suppresses virulence-associated Ni-dependent enzymes

D Sychantha, X Chen, K Koteva, G Prehna… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Microbial Ni2+ homeostasis underpins the virulence of several clinical pathogens. Ni2+ is
an essential cofactor in urease and [NiFe]-hydrogenases involved in colonization and …

Drug development concerning metallo-β-lactamases in gram-negative bacteria

X Li, J Zhao, B Zhang, X Duan, J Jiao, W Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
β-Lactams have been a clinical focus since their emergence and indeed act as a powerful
tool to combat severe bacterial infections, but their effectiveness is threatened by drug …

Worldwide trend discovery of structural and functional relationship of metallo-β-lactamase for structure-based drug design: a bibliometric evaluation and patent …

AA Azman, ATC Leow, NDM Noor, SAM Noor… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) is an enzyme produced by clinically important bacteria
that can inactivate many commonly used antibiotics, making them a significant concern in …