Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of auranofin against multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens

S Thangamani, H Mohammad, MFN Abushahba… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Traditional methods employed to discover new antibiotics are both a time-consuming and
financially-taxing venture. This has led researchers to mine existing libraries of clinical …

Melanins Protect Sporothrix brasiliensis and Sporothrix schenckii from the Antifungal Effects of Terbinafine

R Almeida-Paes, MHG Figueiredo-Carvalho… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Terbinafine is a recommended therapeutic alternative for patients with sporotrichosis who
cannot use itraconazole due to drug interactions or side effects. Melanins are involved in …

Repurposing auranofin for the treatment of cutaneous staphylococcal infections

S Thangamani, H Mohammad, MFN Abushahba… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The scourge of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections necessitates the urgent development
of novel antimicrobials to address this public health challenge. Drug repurposing is a proven …

Effect of caspofungin and micafungin in combination with farnesol against Candida parapsilosis biofilms

R Kovács, A Bozó, R Gesztelyi, M Domán… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The in vitro activities of caspofungin and micafungin were determined with and without
farnesol against Candida parapsilosis biofilms. Drug interactions were examined using the …

Auranofin and N-heterocyclic carbene gold-analogs are potent inhibitors of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori

JP Owings, NN McNair, YF Mui… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Auranofin is an FDA-approved gold-containing compound used for the treatment of
rheumatoid arthritis. Recent reports of antimicrobial activity against protozoa and bacteria …

Synergistic antimicrobial activity of bacteriophages and antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus

A Jo, T Ding, J Ahn - Food science and biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
This study was designed to assess the synergistic antimicrobial effect of phages combined
with antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus. The phage-antibiotic synergy (PAS) effect …

A novel small-molecule inhibitor of influenza A virus acts by suppressing PA endonuclease activity of the viral polymerase

S Yuan, H Chu, K Singh, H Zhao, K Zhang, RYT Kao… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of influenza A virus comprises conserved and
independently-folded subdomains with defined functionalities. The N-terminal domain of the …

Chemical Inhibitors of Non-Homologous End Joining Increase Targeted Construct Integration in Cryptococcus neoformans

SDM Arras, JA Fraser - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The development of a biolistic transformation protocol for Cryptococcus neoformans over 25
years ago ushered in a new era of molecular characterization of virulence in this previously …

Antimicrobial Peptide from the Wild Bee Hylaeus signatus Venom and Its Analogues: Structure–Activity Study and Synergistic Effect with Antibiotics

O Nešuta, R Hexnerová, M Budesinsky… - Journal of Natural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Venoms of hymenopteran insects have attracted considerable interest as a source of
cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). In the venom of the solitary bee Hylaeus signatus …

Coordination chemistry of pyrazine derivatives analogues of PZA: Design, synthesis, characterization and biological activity

M Ogryzek, A Chylewska, A Królicka, R Banasiuk… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Ru (III) complexes with pyrazine derivatives: 2, 3-bis (2-pyridyl) pyrazine (DPP), pyrazine-2-
amidoxime (PAOX), pyrazine-2-thiocarboxamide (PTCA) and 2-amino-5-bromo-3 …