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Antibiotic Dereplication Using the Antibiotic Resistance Platform
Published on: October 17, 2019
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El descubrimiento de los antibióticos
1Antimicrobial Discovery Center, Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Cell
|March 21, 2020
Resumen
La crisis de resistencia a los antimicrobianos requiere nuevos métodos de descubrimiento de antibióticos. Una plataforma emergente aprovecha las reglas de penetración bacteriana y los avances de la microbiología para encontrar nuevos compuestos, superando las limitaciones tradicionales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Microbiología
- Descubrimiento de drogas
- Resistencia a los antimicrobianos
Sus antecedentes:
- La tubería de descubrimiento de antibióticos se agota, lo que exacerba la crisis de resistencia a los antimicrobianos (AMR).
- Los métodos de detección tradicionales no han producido nuevos medicamentos en más de 30 años debido a los mecanismos de defensa bacteriana.
- Las fuentes de productos naturales como los actinomicetos están sobreexplotadas, lo que limita el descubrimiento de nuevos compuestos.
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