Cephalosporin-3'-diazeniumdiolates:Targeted NO-donor prodrugs for dispersing bacterial biofilms

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65700

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Barraud, N., Kardak, B. G., Yepuri, N. R., Howlin, R. p., Webb, J. S., Faust, S. N., Kjelleberg, S., Rice, S. A. & Kelso, M. J. (2012). Cephalosporin-3'-diazeniumdiolates:Targeted NO-donor prodrugs for dispersing bacterial biofilms. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 51 (36), 9057-9060.

Abstract

Biofilms are sessile communities of microbial cells contained within a self-produced exopolymeric matrix. Bacteria encased in biofilms exhibit upwards of 10–1000-fold higher resistance to biocides and traditional antibiotics than their planktonic counterparts (i.e. floating, unattached), and they are less susceptible to host immune defenses.[1, 2] Accordingly, chronic antimicrobial-tolerant bacterial infections are often biofilmbased (e.g. infections on indwelling medical devices and incurable Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) sufferers).[3] Currently there are few effective therapeutics for clearing biofilm-based infections, and a critical need exists for new agents and treatment strategies

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201202414