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Antimicrobial properties of gallium (III)-and iron (III)-loaded polysaccharides...
Best, Mark G.; Cunha-Reis, Cassilda; Ganin, Alexey Y.; Sousa, Aureliana; Johnston, Jenna; Oliveira, Ana L.; Smith, David G. E.; Yiu, Humphrey H. P.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a global concern as many bacterial species have developed resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, making them ineffective to treatments. One type of antibiotics, gallium(III) compounds, stands out as possible candidates due to their unique “Trojan horse” mechanism to tackle bacterial growth, by substituting iron(III) in the metabolic cycles of bacteria. In this s...
Date: 2020
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