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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 2, p
An Overview of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics Bearing More Than One Pharmacophoric Group
2021 Volume 617
Abstract: β-lactam antibiotics are among the most important and widely used antimicrobials worldwide and are comprised of a large family of compounds, obtained by chemical modifications of the common scaffolds. Usually these modifications include the addition of ... ...
Abstract | β-lactam antibiotics are among the most important and widely used antimicrobials worldwide and are comprised of a large family of compounds, obtained by chemical modifications of the common scaffolds. Usually these modifications include the addition of active groups, but less frequently, molecules were synthesized in which either two β-lactam rings were joined to create a single bifunctional compound, or the azetidinone ring was joined to another antibiotic scaffold or another molecule with a different activity, in order to create a molecule bearing two different pharmacophoric functions. In this review, we report some examples of these derivatives, highlighting their biological properties and discussing how this strategy can lead to the development of innovative antibiotics that can represent either novel weapons against the rampant increase of antimicrobial resistance, or molecules with a broader spectrum of action. |
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Keywords | bis-azetidinone derivatives ; dual antibiotics ; podands ; siderophores ; bis beta-lactam ; bis beta-lactam macrocycles ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999 |
Subject code | 540 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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