Antimicrobial agents are vital in combating pathogenic microorganisms through diverse and intricate mechanisms. These compounds may operate by disrupting cell wall synthesis, interfering with cell ...
Antimicrobial nanoparticles are materials with exceptional antimicrobial properties, capable of controlling bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Thanks to their unique physicochemical attributes, ...
Scientists say they have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings, “The pentapeptide-repeat protein, MfpA, interacts with ...
Bacteria use a variety of mechanisms to render antimicrobials ineffective: efflux pumps that remove compounds from the cell, enzymatic degradation of an antimicrobial compound, and modification of a ...
Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in ...
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified previously unknown genetic mechanisms that promote antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea, findings that may inform the development of more effective ...
Experimental design and workflow of AMP prediction using in silico tools and 3D HT-HTS. Hirunipin 2 as a selected AMP candidate was evaluated on antibacterial, antibiofilm, antiinflammatory activiry ...
In the field of oral care, a natural alternative could disrupt habits: garlic extract demonstrates surprising antimicrobial ...
Gabriel Schwartz, MSN, NP, explains how mechanisms of action determine the safety of systemic treatments in metastatic ...