A technique developed by Politecnico di Milano researchers is enabling scientists to control specific bacterial functions ...

For example, all antibiotics that target the cell wall – the thick protective layer surrounding bacterial cells – were grouped together and well separated from antibiotics that interfere with bacteria ...

For example, all antibiotics that target the cell wall – the thick protective layer surrounding bacterial cells – were grouped together and well separated from antibiotics that interfere with ...

Bacterial cell walls are primarily made of a unique ... This uniqueness makes it an important target for antibiotic development. Our immune system too looks for this signature to attack invading ...

For many years, the efficacy of many front-line antibiotics has been declining because of the ... Bacteria are often characterized according to the composition of their cell wall, making them either ...

Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria. The new compounds target a protein ...

This causes the molecules to accumulate inside the bacterial cell ... molecules to target a specific bacteria could be better for our overall health, as many broad-spectrum antibiotics are ...

A new research paper titled "Antibiotics that target mitochondria extend lifespan ... process caused by a progressive decline of cell and tissue functions in an organism. It is induced by the ...

Only by combining antibiotics with a new ... because bacteria cannot easily change the essential cell-wall components that lysins target. Lysins slaughter bacteria quickly upon contact, and ...

Many antibiotics destroy bacteria by disrupting the formation of their cell wall, a mesh-like structure ... "If the bacterium does manage to modify one of the target points, it still dies because ...

Antibiotic effect on cell wall biosynthesis machinery inhibits cell division immediately The Bonn research team found that the formation of peptidoglycan is the driving force during the entire ...