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ArticleScientific reports2017

Promysalin is a salicylate-containing antimicrobial with a cell-membrane-disrupting mechanism of action on Gram-positive bacteria.

Rahul D Kaduskar, Giulia Della Scala, Zaaima J H Al Jabri, Stefania Arioli, Loana Musso, Marco R Oggioni, Sabrina Dallavalle, Diego Mora

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rahul D KaduskarDepartment of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Giulia Della ScalaDepartment of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Zaaima J H Al JabriDepartment of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom.
Stefania ArioliDepartment of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5406-8268
Loana MussoDepartment of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Marco R OggioniDepartment of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom.
Sabrina DallavalleDepartment of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Diego MoraDepartment of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy. diego.mora@unimi.it.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Promysalin was previously described as a narrow spectrum molecule with a unique species-specific activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here we demonstrate that promysalin is active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using a microdilution assay. Promysalin acts on Gram-positive bacteria with a mechanism of action involving cell membrane damage with leakage of intracellular components. The evaluation of MICs and MBCs on 11 promysalin analogs, synthesized utilizing diverted total synthesis, allowed the identification of the structural moieties potentially involved in cell membrane interaction and damage. The mechanism of action of promysalin against Gram-negative bacteria is still not clarified, even if a synergistic effect with the bisguanidine chlorhexidine on cell membrane disruption has been observed.

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SalicylatesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsCell MembraneGram-Positive BacteriaLipid BilayersMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructurePyrrolidinesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSalicylamidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsLipid BilayerspromysalinPyrrolidinesSalicylamidesSalicylates

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PMID28821717
PMCPMC5562885
OpenAlexW2747175574

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