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Pyochelin potentiates the inhibitory activity of gallium on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Emanuela Frangipani1, Carlo Bonchi1, Fabrizia Minandri1
1Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
Gallium (Ga) is an iron mimetic that has successfully been repurposed for antibacterial chemotherapy. To improve the antibacterial potency of Ga on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the effect of complexation with a variety of siderophores and synthetic chelators was tested. Ga complexed with the pyochelin siderophore (at a 1:2 ratio) was more efficient than Ga(NO3)3 in inhibiting P. aeruginosa growth, and its activity was dependent on increased Ga entrance into the cell through the pyochelin translocon.
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