Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance

A Frei, AD Verderosa, AG Elliott, J Zuegg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Bacteria, similar to most organisms, have a love–hate relationship with metals: a specific
metal may be essential for survival yet toxic in certain forms and concentrations. Metal ions …

Metallo-β-lactamases in the age of multidrug resistance: from structure and mechanism to evolution, dissemination, and inhibitor design

G Bahr, LJ Gonzalez, AJ Vila - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major problems in current practical medicine. The
spread of genes coding for resistance determinants among bacteria challenges the use of …

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 …

Pyrrole-pyridine chelating motif on the β-carboline skeleton: Selective Zn2+ sensing via inhibition of ESIPT

AK Shukla, R Hazra, P Sharma, SK Saha, D Roy… - Dyes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines the suitability of azaindole appended pyridine core for selective
sensing of Zn 2+. The designed probe (TryPy) was prepared from biologically important …

Nitroxoline and its derivatives are potent inhibitors of metallo-β-lactamases

A Proschak, G Martinelli, D Frank, MJ Rotter… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbapenemases such as metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are spreading among Gram-
negative bacterial pathogens. Infections due to these multidrug-resistant bacteria constitute …

Betaxolol as a Potent Inhibitor of NDM-1-Positive E. coli That Synergistically Enhances the Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Combination with Meropenem

J Sun, S Ren, Y Yang, X Li, X Zhang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
With significant human and economic losses, increasing bacterial resistance is a serious
global threat to human life. Due to their high efficacy, broad spectrum, and cost …

Phenotypic and in silico studies for a series of synthetic thiosemicarbazones as New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase carbapenemase inhibitors

JS Moreira, DS Galvão, CFC Xavier… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The past two decades have been marked by a global spread of bacterial resistance to β-
lactam drugs and carbapenems derivatives are the ultimate treatment against multidrug …

同时产碳青霉烯酶NDM-1 和NDM-5 的猪源大肠埃希氏菌的鉴定及耐药性研究

李海利, 郎利敏, 张青娴, 游一, 朱文豪, 王治方… - 生物技术 …, 2022 - biotech.aiijournal.com
为了解携带碳青霉烯酶NDM-1 及其亚型在猪场的流行情况, 对来自猪场产房仔猪腹泻病例分离
鉴定的87 株大肠杆菌进行了碳青霉烯酶NDM-1 和NDM-5 的耐药基因扩增及测序. 从87 …

Small-molecule inhibitors of bacterial-producing metallo-β-lactamases: insights into their resistance mechanisms and biochemical analyses of their activities

YO Ayipo, CF Chong, MN Mordi - RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Antibiotic resistance (AR) remains one of the major threats to the global healthcare system,
which is associated with alarming morbidity and mortality rates. The defence mechanisms of …

The Role of Divalent Cations in Antibiotic Sensitivity: A Molecular Aspect

AAAF Amara - Biomolecules from Natural Sources: Advances …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter covers five main elements which are: the ions including the divalent cations, the
antibiotics particularly those affected by the presence of the divalent cations and the …