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Discovery of Antibiotic ( <i>E</i> )-3-(3-Carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanostyryl)quinazolin-4(3 <i>H</i> )-one
28 Jan 2015
Abstract excerpt
In the face of the clinical challenge posed by resistant bacteria, the present needs for novel classes of antibiotics are genuine. In silico docking and screening, followed by chemical synthesis of a library of quinazolinones, led to the discovery of (E)-3-(3-carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanostyryl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (compound 2) as an antibiotic effective in vivo against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
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