Molecular mechanisms and applications of N-acyl homoserine lactone-mediated quorum sensing in bacteria

L Kumar, SKS Patel, K Kharga, R Kumar, P Kumar… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial biodiversity includes biotic and abiotic components that support all life forms by
adapting to environmental conditions. Climate change, pollution, human activity, and natural …

Antibiotic adjuvants: Synergistic tool to combat multi-drug resistant pathogens

V Kumar, N Yasmeen, A Pandey… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens poses a significant challenge to the field of
infectious disease treatment. To overcome this problem, novel strategies are being explored …

Recovering the susceptibility of antibiotic-resistant bacteria using photooxidative damage

JM Soares, VV Yakovlev, KC Blanco… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Multidrug-resistant bacteria are one of the most serious threats to infection control. Few new
antibiotics have been developed; however, the lack of an effective new mechanism of their …

Design and synthesis of novel benzimidazole derivatives as potential Pseudomonas aeruginosa anti-biofilm agents inhibiting LasR: Evidence from comprehensive …

RH Abd El-Aleam, AM Sayed, MN Taha… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS) inhibition is one of the potential methods to target bacterial infection.
In this study, comprehensive molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) experiments were …

A novel brominated chalcone derivative as a promising multi-target inhibitor against multidrug-resistant Listeria monocytogenes

B Haridevamuthu, SPRR Nayak, S Madesh… - Microbial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Foodborne pathogens continue to challenge public health due to their ability to cause
severe illness and their increasing resistance to current antimicrobial treatments. Listeria …

Design, synthesis, and computational analysis (molecular docking, DFT, MEP, RDG, ELF) of diazepine and oxazepine sulfonamides: Biological evaluation for in vitro …

SA Hassan, DM Aziz, DA Kader, SM Rasul… - Molecular Diversity, 2024 - Springer
We report the synthesis and extensive characterization of Diazepane and Oxazepane
derivatives, followed by their biological evaluation. These compounds were assessed for in …

Synthesis, antimicrobial, DNA binding, and computational studies of some bis-and poly (4-methyl-2H-chromen-2-one) derivatives

IMZ Fares, MA Ragheb, IA Abdelhamid… - Journal of Molecular …, 2025 - Elsevier
The research focused on studying how 7-hydroxy-4-methyl-2H-chromen-2-one can be used
as a building material for new bis-and poly (coumarins) through alkylation with related bis …

Opportunities and challenges of microbial siderophores in the medical field

AK Passari, B Ruiz-Villafán, R Cruz-Bautista… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Siderophores are low-molecular-weight secondary metabolites that function as iron
chelators. Under iron-deficiency conditions, they are produced by a wide variety of microbes …

Combatting antimicrobial resistance via the cysteine biosynthesis pathway in bacterial pathogens

JL Hicks, KEA Oldham, J McGarvie… - Bioscience …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Antibiotics are the cornerstone of modern medicine and agriculture, and rising antibiotic
resistance is one the biggest threats to global health and food security. Identifying new and …

Novel quinoline‐based derivatives as the PqsR inhibitor against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

XH Huang, MT She, YH Zhang, YF Liu… - Journal of applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims The emerging of drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a critical challenge and
renders an urgent action to discover innovative antimicrobial interventions. One of these …