Compound as Effective as FDA-Approved Drugs Against Life-Threatening Infections

Purdue researchers identified F6 by screening a chemical library for compounds with antibacterial activity. They tried to force bacteria resistance on F6, performing experiments to evaluate the ability of MRSA USA400 to develop resistance to F6 in vitro. "The idea is that if you keep adding increasing concentrations to bacteria and then you keep regrowing the bacteria, after so many cycles you are going to develop resistance," Sintim said. "Scientists do this to figure out whether whatever they have created develops resistance quickly." https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/compound-as-effective-as-fda-approved-drugs-against-life-threatening-infections-305146?utm_campaign=Newsletter_TN_BreakingScienceNews&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63899742&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--z_PVdLKUiMtzpLcZ6SjgPhtdqnP9vAW5reBihloo0xuMmAcrnnQl0NnlQH9tsUAJlPy-0j_bnrt1Oc2Vv0lLApRbKbg&_hsmi=63899742