Efficacy of antimicrobial peptoids against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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abstract
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Resistance of Mycobacterium to antibiotics can make treatments less effective in some cases. We tested selected oligopeptoids--previously reported as mimics of natural host defense peptides--for activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and assessed their cytotoxicity. A tetrameric, alkylated, cationic peptoid (1-C13(4mer)) was most potent against M. tuberculosis and least cytotoxic, whereas an unalkylated analogue, peptoid 1(4mer), was inactive. Peptoid 1-C13(4mer) thus merits further study as a potential antituberculosis drug.
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
author list (cited authors)
Kapoor, R., Eimerman, P. R., Hardy, J. W., Cirillo, J. D., Contag, C. H., & Barron, A. E.
publication date
2011
publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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keywords
- Peptoids
- Mycobacterium Bovis
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
- Macrophages
- Cell Survival
- Cell Line
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Mice
- Animals
altmetric score
6.0
citation count
77