Nitrofurans: Revival of an “old” drug class in the fight against antibiotic resistance

VVH Le, J Rakonjac - PLoS pathogens, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest contemporary threats to the human health, which
has increasingly been undermining the effectiveness of existing antimicrobial therapies …

[HTML][HTML] Single-and two-electron reduction of nitroaromatic compounds by flavoenzymes: Mechanisms and implications for cytotoxicity

N Čėnas, A Nemeikaitė-Čėnienė… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitroaromatic compounds (ArNO2) maintain their importance in relation to industrial
processes, environmental pollution, and pharmaceutical application. The manifestation of …

Flavin‐Dependent Nitroreductases: Privileged Enzymes for Chemical and Photochemical Synthesis

S Russo, AP Luján, MW Fraaije… - ChemCatChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nitroreductases, present within both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, form a group of flavin‐
dependent enzymes capable of reducing nitro compounds using NAD (P) H as reducing …

Synthesis and characterization of new Schiff-bases as Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) inhibitors

RS Bendre, RD Patil, PN Patil, HM Patel… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most common and widespread
antibiotic-resistant species. Novel Schiff-bases (2–8) have been synthesized and …

Mechanisms of nano zero-valent iron in enhancing dibenzofuran degradation by a Rhodococcus sp.: Trade-offs between ATP production and protection against …

X Wang, Y Che, Y Xu, Y Wu, H Xu, L Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) can enhance pollutants biodegradation, but it displays toxicity
towards microorganisms. Gram-positive (G+) bacteria exhibit greater resistance to nZVI than …

In vitro synergy between sodium deoxycholate and furazolidone against enterobacteria

VVH Le, C Olivera, J Spagnuolo, IG Davies… - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial combinations have been proven as a promising approach in the
confrontation with multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens. In the present study, we identify …

Thiol-Based Modification of MarR Protein VnrR Regulates Resistance Toward Nitrofuran in Vibrio cholerae By Promoting the Expression of a Novel Nitroreductase …

X Yang, M Qian, Y Wang, Z Qin, M Luo… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Aims: Epidemiological investigations have indicated low resistance toward nitrofuran in
clinical isolates, suggesting its potential application in the treatment of multidrug-resistant …

Tetrahydroisoquinoline based 5-nitro-2-furoic acid derivatives: a promising new approach for anti-tubercular agents

A Nandikolla, YM Khetmalis, GPV Sangeetha… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We designed, synthesized, and tested twenty-six novel tetrahydroisoquinoline
carbohydrazide compounds for their anti-mycobacterial activity. Utilizing mass spectrometry …

Effectors of the type VI secretion system have the potential to be modified into antimicrobial peptides

W Lu, H Lu, C Wang, G Wang, W Dong… - Microbiology …, 2023 - journals.asm.org
The use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, and
there is an urgent need to find alternative treatments to alleviate this pressure. The type VI …

Mutations in the riboflavin biosynthesis pathway confer resistance to furazolidone and abolish the synergistic interaction between furazolidone and vancomycin in …

H Wykes, VVH Le, J Rakonjac - Microbial Genomics, 2025 - microbiologyresearch.org
The combined application of furazolidone and vancomycin has previously been shown to be
synergistic against Gram-negative pathogens, with great therapeutic promise. However, the …