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ArticleChemical science2026

A poly(trisulfide) oligomer with antimicrobial activity.

Jasmine M M Pople, Ocean E Clarke, Romy A Dop, Thomas P Nicholls, Harshal D Patel, Witold M Bloch, Zhongfan Jia, Sara J Fraser-Miller, Evangeline C Cowell, Jillian M Carr and 5 more

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Article in Chemical science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Jasmine M M PopleCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia jasmine.pople@flinders.edu.au bart.eijkelkamp@flinders.edu.au justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.
Ocean E ClarkeDepartment of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK.
Romy A DopDepartment of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK.
Thomas P NichollsCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia jasmine.pople@flinders.edu.au bart.eijkelkamp@flinders.edu.au justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6654-0825
Harshal D PatelCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia jasmine.pople@flinders.edu.au bart.eijkelkamp@flinders.edu.au justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.
Witold M BlochCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia jasmine.pople@flinders.edu.au bart.eijkelkamp@flinders.edu.au justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-1287
Zhongfan JiaCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia jasmine.pople@flinders.edu.au bart.eijkelkamp@flinders.edu.au justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9690-7288
Sara J Fraser-MillerCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia jasmine.pople@flinders.edu.au bart.eijkelkamp@flinders.edu.au justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1061-2441
Evangeline C CowellFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Bedford Park 5042 South Australia Australia.
Jillian M CarrFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Bedford Park 5042 South Australia Australia.
Daniel R NeillDivision of Molecular Microbiology, University of Dundee DD1 5EH Dow Street Dundee UK.
Joanne L FothergillDepartment of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK.
Bart A EijkelkampCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia jasmine.pople@flinders.edu.au bart.eijkelkamp@flinders.edu.au justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0179-8977
Tom HasellDepartment of Chemistry, University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK T.Hasell@liverpool.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4736-0604
Justin M ChalkerCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia 5042 Australia jasmine.pople@flinders.edu.au bart.eijkelkamp@flinders.edu.au justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-5508

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to human health and agriculture. Sulfur-containing compounds and elemental sulfur have a long history as antimicrobials, but challenges related to solubility have limited their use. Recent advances in sulfur polymer chemistry have enabled the development of novel sulfur-rich materials with antimicrobial activity. However, most of these materials are water-insoluble, limiting their use in medicine and crop protection. Here, we report the synthesis of a linear poly(trisulfide)

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PMID42039785
PMCPMC13107205

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