Bismuth antimicrobial drugs serve as broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors
oleh: Runming Wang, Tsz-Pui Lai, Peng Gao, Hongmin Zhang, Pak-Leung Ho, Patrick Chiu-Yat Woo, Guixing Ma, Richard Yi-Tsun Kao, Hongyan Li, Hongzhe Sun
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Metallo-β-lactamases (MBL) are zinc containing enzymes that cause resistance to β-lactam antibiotics. Here the authors show that the anti-Helicobacter pylori drug colloidal bismuth subcitrate inhibits MBLs by displacing the zinc ions with Bi(III), which is of great interest for the development of antibiotics.