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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Single- and Double-Chain Arginine-Derived Surfactants: Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm and Synergistic Activities.

Rafaela Gomes Bezerra, Lourdes Pérez, Zakaria Hafidi, Francisco Fábio Oliveira de Sousa

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rafaela Gomes BezerraGraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Innovation, Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP), Macapá 68903-419, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6380-1786
Lourdes PérezDepartment of Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology, Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas IQAC-CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3696-021X
Zakaria HafidiDepartment of Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology, Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas IQAC-CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8554-5189
Francisco Fábio Oliveira de SousaGraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Innovation, Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP), Macapá 68903-419, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7366-1622

Funding

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas grant #33/2024Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico grant #303219/2023-8 and grant #447243/2025-0European Union grant #COOPA23026Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Amapá Doutor Empreendedor (grant #33/2024)Ministry of Research and Universities Grant PID2022-136354NB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rise in antimicrobial resistance and the resilience of microbial biofilms demand innovative strategies that combine, for instance, membrane-active agents with marketed drugs. Arginine-based surfactants are promising alternatives to conventional quaternary ammonium compounds, but comparative data on their antimicrobial, antibiofilm and modulatory activities remain limited. Five arginine-derived surfactants, the single-chain N

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsArginineBiofilmsSurface-Active AgentsAntifungal AgentsCandidaDrug SynergismGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntifungal AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsArginineSurface-Active Agentsantibiofilmantimicrobialarginineresistancesurfactantssynergism

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PMID42450203
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