Zinc fingered: new compounds that thwart gram-positive biofilm formation by sequestering zinc

Chembiochem. 2010 Apr 12;11(6):758-60. doi: 10.1002/cbic.200900691.

Author

Dinty J Musk Jr¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, OH 43219, USA. muskd@ohiodominican.edu

PMID: 20191651
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200900691

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Benzimidazoles / chemistry
Benzimidazoles / pharmacology*
Biofilms / drug effects*
Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / physiology
Oligopeptides / chemistry
Oligopeptides / pharmacology*
Pyrroles / chemistry
Pyrroles / pharmacology*
Quorum Sensing / drug effects
Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects
Staphylococcus epidermidis / physiology
Zinc Fingers

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Benzimidazoles
Oligopeptides
Pyrroles
bromageliferin
tyrosyl-seryl-prolyl-tryptophyl-threonyl-asparagyl-phenylalaninamide
2-aminobenzimidazole