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ArticleScientific reports2016

Antibacterial activity of the nitrovinylfuran G1 (Furvina) and its conversion products.

U Lar Allas, Lauri Toom, Anastasia Selyutina, Uno Mäeorg, Ricardo Medina, Andres Merits, Ago Rinken, Vasili Hauryliuk, Niilo Kaldalu, Tanel Tenson

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. 2-(2-Methyl-2-nitrovinyl)furan but Not Furvina Interfere withInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

U Lar AllasUniversity of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Nooruse 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
Lauri ToomUniversity of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Nooruse 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
Anastasia SelyutinaUniversity of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Nooruse 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
Uno MäeorgInstitute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
Ricardo MedinaUniversidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba.
Andres MeritsUniversity of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Nooruse 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
Ago RinkenInstitute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
Vasili HauryliukUniversity of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Nooruse 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
Niilo KaldaluUniversity of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Nooruse 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
Tanel TensonUniversity of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Nooruse 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia.
University of Tartu · EEUmeå University · SEUniversidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) · CU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

2-Bromo-5-(2-bromo-2-nitrovinyl)furan (G1 or Furvina) is an antimicrobial with a direct reactivity against thiol groups. It is active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi. By reacting with thiol groups it causes direct damage to proteins but, as a result, is very short-living and interconverts into an array of reaction products. Our aim was to characterize thiol reactivity of G1 and its conversion products and establish how much of antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects are due to the primary activity of G1 and how much can be attributed to its reaction products. Stability of G1 in growth media as well as its conversion in the presence of thiols was characterized. The structures of G1 decomposition products were determined using NMR and mass-spectroscopy. Concentration- and time-dependent killing curves showed that G1 is bacteriostatic for Escherichia coli at the concentration of 16 μg/ml and bactericidal at 32 μg/ml. However, G1 is inefficient against non-growing E. coli. Addition of cysteine to medium reduces the antimicrobial potency of G1. Nevertheless, the reaction products of G1 and cysteine enabled prolonged antimicrobial action of the drug. Therefore, the activity of 2-bromo-5-(2-bromo-2-nitrovinyl)furan is a sum of its immediate reactivity and the antibacterial effects of the conversion products.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug StabilityEscherichia coliFuransHeLa CellsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsVinyl Compounds2-bromo-5-(2-bromo-2-nitrovinyl)furanAnti-Bacterial AgentsFuransVinyl Compounds

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PMID27830730
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