The multifaceted nature of antimicrobial peptides: Current synthetic chemistry approaches and future directions

BH Gan, J Gaynord, SM Rowe, T Deingruber… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infections caused by 'superbugs' are increasing globally, and conventional
antibiotics are becoming less effective against these bacteria, such that we risk entering a …

Ciprofloxacin derivatives and their antibacterial activities

GF Zhang, X Liu, S Zhang, B Pan, ML Liu - European journal of medicinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bacterial infections represent a significant health threat globally, and are responsible for the
majority of hospital-acquired infections, leading to extensive mortality and burden on global …

Bifunctional antimicrobial conjugates and hybrid antimicrobials

P Klahn, M Brönstrup - Natural product reports, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to the end of 2016 Novel antimicrobial drugs are continuously needed to
counteract bacterial resistance development. An innovative molecular design strategy for …

A dual-function antibiotic-transporter conjugate exhibits superior activity in sterilizing MRSA biofilms and killing persister cells

A Antonoplis, X Zang, MA Huttner… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
New strategies are urgently needed to target MRSA, a major global health problem and the
leading cause of mortality from antibiotic-resistant infections in many countries. Here, we …

Modifications of quinolones and fluoroquinolones: hybrid compounds and dual-action molecules

J Fedorowicz, J Sączewski - Monatshefte für Chemie-Chemical Monthly, 2018 - Springer
This review is aimed to provide extensive survey of quinolones and fluoroquinolones for a
variety of applications ranging from metal complexes and nanoparticle development to …

Degradation and transformation of fluoroquinolones by microorganisms with special emphasis on ciprofloxacin

M Rusch, A Spielmeyer, H Zorn… - Applied microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Although internationally recognized as the “highest priority critically important
antimicrobials,” fluoroquinolones are extensively used in both human and veterinary …

Conjugates of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin with cell-penetrating peptide exhibit antifungal activity and mammalian cytotoxicity

N Ptaszyńska, K Gucwa, K Olkiewicz, M Heldt… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Seven conjugates composed of well-known fluoroquinolone antibacterial agents,
ciprofloxacin (CIP) or levofloxacin (LVX), and a cell-penetrating peptide transportan 10 …

Design, synthesis and antibacterial activity evaluation of moxifloxacin-amide-1, 2, 3-triazole-isatin hybrids

F Gao, L Ye, F Kong, G Huang, J Xiao - Bioorganic chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, a series of novel moxifloxacin-amide-1, 2, 3-triazole-isatin hybrids 7a-l were
designed and synthesized. The in vitro antibacterial activity against a panel of clinically …

Antimicrobial molecular nanocarrier–drug conjugates

AS Skwarecki, S Milewski, M Schielmann… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Many antimicrobial drugs are poorly active against pathogenic microbes causing
intracellular infections, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Plasmodium falciparum. On …

Ciprofloxacin-1, 2, 3-triazole-isatin hybrids tethered via amide: Design, synthesis, and in vitro anti-mycobacterial activity evaluation

R Chen, H Zhang, T Ma, H Xue, Z Miao, L Chen… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to prepare various novel amide tethered ciprofloxacin-1, 2, 3-
triazole-isatin hybrids 7a-l, and evaluate their in vitro anti-mycobacterial activity as well as …