Gold complex compounds that inhibit drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by targeting thioredoxin reductase

IntroductionThere is a significant need for new antimicrobial compounds that are effective against drug-resistant microbes. Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) is critical in redox homeostasis and was identified as a potential drug target and confirmed through inhibition by compounds auranofin and Bay11-70...

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Main Authors: Nagendran Tharmalingam, Shi Xu, Lewis Oscar Felix, Biswajit Roy, Ming Xian, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Beth Burgwyn Fuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frabi.2023.1179354/full