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Yozane Hokai1, Boruch Jurkowicz2, Jacob Fernández-Gallardo3, Nuruddinkodja Zakirkhodjaev2, Mercedes Sanaú4, Theodore R Muth2, María Contel5.
Abstract
A series of new heterometallic gold(I) thiolates containing ferrocenyl-phoshines were synthesized. Their antimicrobial properties were studied and compared to that of FDA-approved drug, auranofin (Ridaura), prescribed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. MIC in the order of one digit micromolar were found for most of the compounds against Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and CA MRSA strains US300 and US400. Remarkably, auranofin inhibited S. aureus, US300 and US400 in the order of 150-300 nM. This is the first time that the potent inhibitory effect of auranofin on MRSA strains has been described. The effects of a selected heterometallic compound and auranofin were also studied in a non-tumorigenic human embryonic kidney cell line (HEK-293).Entities:
Keywords: Antimicrobial; Auranofin; Heterometallic gold–thiolates; MRSA
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24935090 PMCID: PMC4139291 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.05.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Inorg Biochem ISSN: 0162-0134 Impact factor: 4.155