Here, we addressed the pharmacology and toxicology of synthetic organoselenium
compounds and some naturally occurring organoselenium amino acids. The use of …

It is almost a century since nisin was discovered in fermented milk cultures, coincidentally in
the same year that penicillin was first described. Over the last 100 years this small, highly …

ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter …

Ebselen is the leader of selenorganic compounds, and starting from its identification as
mimetic of the key antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase, several papers have …

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are the second leading cause of hospital-acquired
infections (HAIs) attributed to a drug-resistant bacterium in the United States, and resistance …

Incorporation of selenium (Se) atom into small molecules can substantially enhance their
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antitumoral or chemopreventive, antiviral …

There is a drought of new antibacterial compounds that exploit novel targets. Thioredoxin
reductase (TrxR) from the Gram-positive bacterial antioxidant thioredoxin system has …

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis,
are high-priority drug-resistant pathogens in need of new therapeutic approaches. VRE …

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) represent a major public health threat that requires
the development of new therapeutics. In the present study, acetazolamide (AZM) was …

Objective Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) possess excellent antibacterial effects on
periodontal pathogens, but their clinical application is limited mainly due to their cytotoxicity …