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ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Multimodal Role of Amino Acids in Microbial Control and Drug Development.

Muhammad Idrees, Afzal R Mohammad, Nazira Karodia, Ayesha Rahman

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Review in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad IdreesFaculty of Science and Technology, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK.
Afzal R MohammadAston Pharmacy School, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK.
Nazira KarodiaFaculty of Science and Technology, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK.
Ayesha RahmanFaculty of Science and Technology, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK.
University of Wolverhampton · GBAston University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amino acids are ubiquitous vital biomolecules found in all kinds of living organisms including those in the microbial world. They are utilised as nutrients and control many biological functions in microorganisms such as cell division, cell wall formation, cell growth and metabolism, intermicrobial communication (quorum sensing), and microbial-host interactions. Amino acids in the form of enzymes also play a key role in enabling microbes to resist antimicrobial drugs. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and microbial biofilms are posing a great threat to the world's human and animal population and are of prime concern to scientists and medical professionals. Although amino acids play an important role in the development of microbial resistance, they also offer a solution to the very same problem i.e., amino acids have been used to develop antimicrobial peptides as they are highly effective and less prone to microbial resistance. Other important applications of amino acids include their role as anti-biofilm agents, drug excipients, drug solubility enhancers, and drug adjuvants. This review aims to explore the emerging paradigm of amino acids as potential therapeutic moieties.

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adjuvantsamino acidsantimicrobial resistanceexcipientsmicrobial biofilmquorum sensingsolubility

Identifiers

PMID32560458
PMCPMC7345125
OpenAlexW3035801454

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