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Emanuela Frangipani1, Carlo Bonchi1, Fabrizia Minandri1, Francesco Imperi2, Paolo Visca3.
Abstract
Gallium (Ga) is an iron mimetic that has successfully been repurposed for antibacterial chemotherapy. To improve the antibacterial potency of Ga on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the effect of complexation with a variety of siderophores and synthetic chelators was tested. Ga complexed with the pyochelin siderophore (at a 1:2 ratio) was more efficient than Ga(NO3)3 in inhibiting P. aeruginosa growth, and its activity was dependent on increased Ga entrance into the cell through the pyochelin translocon.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24957826 PMCID: PMC4135843 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.03154-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191