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Discovery, synthesis, and optimization of teixobactin, a novel antibiotic without detectable bacterial resistance
25 May 2022
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Discovering new antibiotics with novel chemical scaffolds and antibacterial mechanisms presents a challenge for medicinal scientists worldwide as the ever-increasing bacterial resistance poses a serious threat to human health. A new cyclic peptide-based antibiotic termed teixobactin was discovered from a screen of uncultured soil bacteria through iChip technology in 2015. Teixobactin exhibits excellent...
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