Single Atom Engineered Antibiotics Overcome Bacterial Resistance
© 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Materials published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH.
Publié dans: | Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 36(2024), 50 vom: 23. Dez., Seite e2410652 |
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Format: | Article en ligne |
Langue: | English |
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2024
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Accès à la collection: | Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) |
Sujets: | Journal Article antibiotic cytocompatibility manganese multi‐drug resistance single‐atom Anti-Bacterial Agents Manganese 42Z2K6ZL8P Graphite plus... |
Résumé: | © 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Materials published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH. The outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or "superbugs", poses a global public health hazard due to their resilience against the most effective last-line antibiotics. Identifying potent antibacterial agents capable of evading bacterial resistance mechanisms represents the ultimate defense strategy. This study shows that -the otherwise essential micronutrient- manganese turns into a broad-spectrum potent antibiotic when coordinated with a carboxylated nitrogen-doped graphene. This antibiotic material (termed NGA-Mn) not only inhibits the growth of a wide spectrum of multidrug-resistant bacteria but also heals wounds infected by bacteria in vivo and, most importantly, effectively evades bacterial resistance development. NGA-Mn exhibits up to 25-fold higher cytocompatibility to human cells than its minimum bacterial inhibitory concentration, demonstrating its potential as a next-generation antibacterial agent. Experimental findings suggest that NGA-Mn acts on the outer side of the bacterial cell membrane via a multimolecular collective binding, blocking vital functions in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The results underscore the potential of single-atom engineering toward potent antibiotics, offering simultaneously a long-sought solution for evading drug resistance development while being cytocompatible to human cells |
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Description: | Date Completed 12.12.2024 Date Revised 14.12.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1521-4095 |
DOI: | 10.1002/adma.202410652 |