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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2011

In vitro activities of arylomycin natural-product antibiotics against Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative staphylococci.

Peter A Smith, Michael E Powers, Tucker C Roberts, Floyd E Romesberg

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter A SmithDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Michael E Powers
Tucker C Roberts
Floyd E Romesberg
Scripps Research Institute · US

Funding

Re-engineering the arylomycins for antibiotic activityR21AI081126 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ROMESBERG, FLOYD E. · 2009 to 2010
$495k
NIAID NIH HHS AI081126NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI081126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The arylomycins are a class of natural-product antibiotics that act via the inhibition of type I signal peptidase (SPase), and we have found in diverse bacteria that their activity is limited by the presence of a resistance-conferring Pro residue in SPase that reduces inhibitor binding. We have also demonstrated that Staphylococcus epidermidis, which lacks this Pro residue, is extremely susceptible to the arylomycins. Here, to further explore the potential utility of the arylomycins, we report an analysis of the activity of a synthetic arylomycin derivative, arylomycin C₁₆, against clinical isolates of S. epidermidis and other coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) from distinct geographical locations. Against many important species of CoNS, including S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, S. lugdunensis, and S. hominis, we find that arylomycin C₁₆ exhibits activity equal to or greater than that of vancomycin, the antibiotic most commonly used to treat CoNS infections. While the susceptibility was generally correlated with the absence of the previously identified Pro residue, several cases were identified where additional factors also appear to contribute.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureOligopeptidesStaphylococcusStaphylococcus epidermidisAnti-Bacterial AgentsOligopeptides

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PMID21189343
PMCPMC3067118
OpenAlexW1997617722

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