Monday, October 20, 2008
New Natural Products Act Against Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria
ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2008) — A group of antibiotic natural products discovered at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig points to a new mode of action against pathogenic bacteria. Isolated from myxobacteria, the substances prevent an enzyme of the pathogens from being able to translate their genetic material. In this way, the propagation of bacteria – such as tuberculosis pathogens – is inhibited.
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