Antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria: Occurrence, spread, and control

Z Jian, L Zeng, T Xu, S Sun, S Yan… - Journal of basic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The production and use of antibiotics are becoming increasingly common worldwide, and
the problem of antibiotic resistance is increasing alarmingly. Drug‐resistant infections …

Antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: mechanistic and evolutionary perspectives

SM Gygli, S Borrell, A Trauner… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains are threatening progress in
containing the global tuberculosis epidemic. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is intrinsically …

The complex relationship between virulence and antibiotic resistance

M Schroeder, BD Brooks, AE Brooks - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance, prompted by the overuse of antimicrobial agents, may arise from a
variety of mechanisms, particularly horizontal gene transfer of virulence and antibiotic …

Tetracycline-inactivating enzymes

JL Markley, TA Wencewicz - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tetracyclines have been foundational antibacterial agents for more than 70 years. Renewed
interest in tetracycline antibiotics is being driven by advancements in tetracycline synthesis …

Recent advances in the catalytic N-methylation and N-trideuteromethylation reactions using methanol and deuterated methanol

V Goyal, N Sarki, A Narani, G Naik, K Natte… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
N-methylamine functionalities are valuable motifs, which play vital roles in the properties
and activities of essential fine and bulk chemicals including molecules used in life science …

Overview of the development of DprE1 inhibitors for combating the menace of tuberculosis

RV Chikhale, MA Barmade, PR Murumkar… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Decaprenylphosphoryl-β-d-ribose 2′-epimerase (DprE1), a vital enzyme for cell wall
synthesis, plays a crucial role in the formation of lipoarabinomannan and arabinogalactan. It …

Unraveling the mechanisms of intrinsic drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

NC Poulton, JM Rock - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB) is among the most difficult infections to treat, requiring several months of
multidrug therapy to produce a durable cure. The reasons necessitating long treatment times …

Antimicrobial peptides: a promising therapeutic strategy in tackling antimicrobial resistance

R Nuti, NS Goud, AP Saraswati… - Current medicinal …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has posed a serious threat to global public
health and it requires immediate action, preferably long term. Current drug therapies have …

Hit generation in TB drug discovery: from genome to granuloma

T Yuan, NS Sampson - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Current tuberculosis (TB) drug development efforts are not sufficient to end the global TB
epidemic. Recent efforts have focused on the development of whole-cell screening assays …

Mycobacterial cell wall: a source of successful targets for old and new drugs

C Vilchèze - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Eighty years after the introduction of the first antituberculosis (TB) drug, the treatment of drug-
susceptible TB remains very cumbersome, requiring the use of four drugs (isoniazid …