阿尔法-阿米林作为抗生物膜剂对抗抗甲素耐药和万科米辛中间体黄金葡萄球菌

Pooi Yin Chung1, Pey Lin Narissa Loh1, Hui-Min Neoh2

  • 1School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Heliyon
|July 17, 2023
PubMed
概括

阿尔法-阿米林 (AM) 显示出降低黄金葡萄球菌 (Staphylococcus aureus) 的生物膜生物质的潜力,包括耐药菌株. 这种天然化合物可能为慢性感染提供新的治疗途径.

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