ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2022
Natural Products Lysobactin and Sorangicin A Show
Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of natural products in treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: a systematic review.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026Pooled it
- Boron's Double Edge-Antibiotics, Toxins, and the Fine Line Between Them.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Determining the Antimycobacterial Action of Rottlerin Against Mycobacterium Species and Toxicity, Antioxidant Properties, and Therapeutic Target Affinity of Rottlerin.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- Tackling Nontuberculous Mycobacteria by Repurposable Drugs and Potential Leads from Natural Products.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2024Review
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The prevalence of lung disease caused by Mycobacterium abscessus is increasing among patients with cystic fibrosis. M. abscessus is a multidrug resistant opportunistic pathogen that is notoriously difficult to treat due to a lack of efficacious therapeutic regimens. Currently, there are no standard regimens, and treatment guidelines are based empirically on drug susceptibility testing. Thus, novel antibiotics are required. Natural products represent a vast pool of biologically active compounds that have a history of being a good source of antibiotics. Here, we screened a library of 517 natural products purified from fermentations of various bacteria, fungi, and plants against M. abscessus ATCC 19977. Lysobactin and sorangicin A were active against the M. abscessus complex and drug resistant clinical isolates. These natural products merit further consideration to be included in the M. abscessus drug pipeline.
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