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Teaching an old dog new tricks: repurposing β-lactams.

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Recently, Martelli and colleagues reported on the structural and functional characterization of new antimycobacterials based on N-thio-β-lactams. Surprisingly, the inhibitory mechanism follows a path unexpected for β-lactams, providing an alternative… Click to show full abstract

Recently, Martelli and colleagues reported on the structural and functional characterization of new antimycobacterials based on N-thio-β-lactams. Surprisingly, the inhibitory mechanism follows a path unexpected for β-lactams, providing an alternative route to defeat drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Keywords: repurposing lactams; dog new; new tricks; tricks repurposing; teaching old; old dog

Journal Title: Trends in pharmacological sciences
Year Published: 2021

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