The past, present, and future of antibiotics

MA Cook, GD Wright - Science Translational Medicine, 2022 - science.org
Antibiotics have transformed modern medicine. They are essential for treating infectious
diseases and enable vital therapies and procedures. However, despite this success, their …

Ribosome biogenesis in disease: new players and therapeutic targets

L Jiao, Y Liu, XY Yu, X Pan, Y Zhang, J Tu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The ribosome is a multi-unit complex that translates mRNA into protein. Ribosome
biogenesis is the process that generates ribosomes and plays an essential role in cell …

Discovery of a structural class of antibiotics with explainable deep learning

F Wong, EJ Zheng, JA Valeri, NM Donghia… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The discovery of novel structural classes of antibiotics is urgently needed to address the
ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis,,,,,,,–. Deep learning approaches have aided in exploring …

Structural conservation of antibiotic interaction with ribosomes

H Paternoga, C Crowe-McAuliffe, LV Bock… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
The ribosome is a major target for clinically used antibiotics, but multidrug resistant
pathogenic bacteria are making our current arsenal of antimicrobials obsolete. Here we …

Ultrasensitive detection of multidrug-resistant bacteria based on boric acid-functionalized fluorescent MOF@ COF

R Li, J Yan, B Feng, M Sun, C Ding… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of antibiotics has made multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) one of the
greatest threats toward global health. Current conventional microbial detection methods are …

Twistedly hydrophobic basis with suitable aromatic metrics in covalent organic networks govern micropollutant decontamination

C Qin, Y Yang, X Wu, L Chen, Z Liu, L Tang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The pre-designable structure and unique architectures of covalent organic frameworks
(COFs) render them attractive as active and porous medium for water crisis. However, the …

The mechanism of bacterial resistance and potential bacteriostatic strategies

F Zhang, W Cheng - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial drug resistance is rapidly developing as one of the greatest threats to human
health. Bacteria will adopt corresponding strategies to crack the inhibitory effect of antibiotics …

Shapeshifting bullvalene-linked vancomycin dimers as effective antibiotics against multidrug-resistant gram-positive bacteria

A Ottonello, JA Wyllie, O Yahiaoui… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The alarming rise in superbugs that are resistant to drugs of last resort, including
vancomycin-resistant enterococci and staphylococci, has become a significant global health …

Antimicrobial compounds from microorganisms

C Amaning Danquah, PAB Minkah, I Osei Duah Junior… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance is an exigent public health concern owing to the emergence of
novel strains of human resistant pathogens and the concurrent rise in multi-drug resistance …

Discovery of quaternized pyridine-thiazole-pleuromutilin derivatives with broad-spectrum antibacterial and potent anti-MRSA activity

J Xia, L Xin, J Li, L Tian, K Wu, S Zhang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The quaternization of compounds has emerged as a promising molecular design strategy for
the development of antibiotics. Herein, we report the design, synthesis, antibacterial …