Biosynthesis and antibiotic activity of silver nanoparticles using different sources: Glass industrial sewage‐adapted Bacillus sp. and herbaceous Amaranthus sp
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DOI: 10.1002/bab.1803
Abstract: Synergistic effects of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) with commonly used antibiotics have encouraged the exploration of novel biological entities, including bacteria and weed plants. The present study for the first time reports the capability of an… read more here.
Keywords: silver nanoparticles; biosynthesis; biosynthesis antibiotic; antibiotic activity ... See more keywords
Fine Tuning of Antibiotic Activity by a Tailoring Hydroxylase in a Trans‐AT Polyketide Synthase Pathway
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DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800036
Abstract: The addition or removal of hydroxy groups modulates the activity of many pharmacologically active biomolecules. It can be integral to the basic biosynthetic factory or result from associated tailoring steps. For the anti‐MRSA antibiotic mupirocin,… read more here.
Keywords: fine tuning; tailoring hydroxylase; activity tailoring; tuning antibiotic ... See more keywords
Ximenia americana L. enhances the antibiotic activity and inhibit the development of kinetoplastid parasites.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2019.02.007
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was evaluate the cytotoxic, leishmanicidal and tripanocidal activity, as well as to evaluate its antimicrobial and modulatory activity in association with different antibiotics of the hydroethanolic extract of the… read more here.
Keywords: americana enhances; enhances antibiotic; antibiotic activity; activity ... See more keywords
Bench-scale reactor for Cefadroxil oxidation and elimination of its antibiotic activity using electro-generated active chlorine
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2019.103173
Abstract: Abstract The Cefadroxil (CFDX) degradation and its associated antibiotic activity (AA) are analyzed on Sb2O3 doped Ti/RuO2-ZrO2 anodes electro-generating active chlorine (Cl2-active). The influence of the following parameters: (i) current density (ii) CFDX concentration (iii)… read more here.
Keywords: chlorine; antibiotic activity; cfdx; active chlorine ... See more keywords
At the Nexus of Antibiotics and Metals: The Impact of Cu and Zn on Antibiotic Activity and Resistance.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.04.010
Abstract: Environmental influences on antibiotic activity and resistance can wreak havoc with in vivo antibiotic efficacy and, ultimately, antimicrobial chemotherapy. In nature, bacteria encounter a variety of metal ions, particularly copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), as… read more here.
Keywords: activity resistance; resistance; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic activity ... See more keywords
Zn(II) mediates vancomycin polymerization and potentiates its antibiotic activity against resistant bacteria
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04868-2
Abstract: Vancomycin is known to bind to Zn(II) and can induce a zinc starvation response in bacteria. Here we identify a novel polymerization of vancomycin dimers by structural analysis of vancomycin-Zn(II) crystals and fibre X-ray diffraction.… read more here.
Keywords: polymerization; mediates vancomycin; antibiotic activity; vancomycin polymerization ... See more keywords
Intracellular Activity of Antibiotics against Coxiella burnetii in a Model of Activated Human THP-1 Cells
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.01061-21
Abstract: We evaluated antibiotic activity against the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii using an activated THP-1 cell model of infection. At clinically relevant concentrations, the intracellular bacterial load was reduced 300-fold by levofloxacin and finafloxacin, 40-fold by… read more here.
Keywords: thp; antibiotic activity; activity; intracellular activity ... See more keywords
Synergistic Antibiotic Activity of Ricini Semen Extract with Oxacillin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020340
Abstract: Resistant bacteria are emerging as a critical problem in the treatment of bacterial infections by neutralizing antibiotic activity. The development of new traditional mechanisms of antibiotics is not the optimal solution. A more reasonable approach… read more here.
Keywords: ricini semen; methicillin resistant; antibiotic activity; semen extract ... See more keywords
Synthesis and Antibiotic Activity of Chitosan-Based Comb-like Co-Polypeptides
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DOI: 10.3390/md21040243
Abstract: Infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria have been named one of the most urgent global health threats due to antimicrobial resistance. Considerable efforts have been made to develop new antibiotic drugs and investigate the mechanism… read more here.
Keywords: chitosan based; synthesis antibiotic; antibiotic activity; activity chitosan ... See more keywords