Synthesis of vancomycin fluorescent probes that retain antimicrobial activity, identify Gram-positive bacteria, and detect Gram-negative outer membrane damage
Abstract Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent threat to human health, and new antibacterial drugs are desperately needed, as are research tools to aid in their discovery and development. Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that is widely used for the treatment of Gram-positive infections, such...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-04-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04745-x |