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Evolution from a natural flavones nucleus to obtain 2-(4-Propoxyphenyl)quinoline derivatives as potent inhibitors of the S. aureus NorA efflux pump.
Journal of medicinal chemistry - 25 Aug 2011
Sabatini Stefano, Gosetto Francesca, Manfroni Giuseppe, Tabarrini Oriana, Kaatz Glenn W, Patel Diixa, Cecchetti Violetta
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Overexpression of efflux pumps is an important mechanism by which bacteria evade the effects of substrate antimicrobial agents. Inhibition of such pumps is a promising strategy to circumvent this resistance mechanism. NorA is a Staphylococcus aureus efflux pump that confers reduced susceptibility to many structurally unrelated agents, including fluoroquinolones, resulting in a multidrug resistant phenotype. In...
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