| Literature DB >> 19206126 |
Xiang Zheng1, Ulysses W Sallum, Sarika Verma, Humra Athar, Conor L Evans, Tayyaba Hasan.
Abstract
A cunning and dangerous plan foiled! An enzyme-specific molecular construct exploits the overexpression of beta-lactamase in several drug-resistant bacteria. Specific photodynamic toxicity was detected towards beta-lactam-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), whereby the usual mechanism for antibiotic resistance (cleavage of the beta-lactam ring) releases the phototoxic component from the prodrug (see picture; Q = quencher).Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19206126 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804804
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336