An antimicrobial bicyclic peptide from chemical space against multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2018-04-23 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC02412J

Abstract

We used the concept of chemical space to explore a virtual library of bicyclic peptides formed by double thioether cyclization of a precursor linear peptide, and identified an antimicrobial bicyclic peptide (AMBP) with remarkable activity against several MDR strains of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Graphical abstract: An antimicrobial bicyclic peptide from chemical space against multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria
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