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Published on: November 4, 2021
Photodegradable antimicrobial agents - synthesis, photodegradation, and biological evaluation
Vebjørn Eikemo1, Leiv K Sydnes2, Magne O Sydnes1
1Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger NO-4036 Stavanger Norway magne.o.sydnes@uis.no.
Abstract:
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria are already a significant health-care problem and are making the combat of infections quite challenging. Here we report the synthesis of several new compounds containing an ethanolamine moiety, of which two exhibit promising antimicrobial activity (at the 6 μM level). All the compounds are degraded when exposed to light and form inactive products.
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