Identification and characterization of a potent antibacterial agent, NH125 against drug-resistant bacteria

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 919-923

  Yamamoto, Kaneyoshi ^a   Kitayama, Takashi ^a   Ishida, Noriyasu ^a   Watanabe, Takafumi ^a   Tanabe, Hiroyuki ^a   Takatani, Masahiro ^a   Okamoto, Tadashi ^a   Utsumie, Ryutaro ^a  

^a Kinki University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial signal transduction; Drug resistant pathogens; Histidine protein kinase; Two component system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NH 125; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN-HISTIDINE KINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; SYNTHESIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; IMIDAZOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN KINASES;

EID: 0034170743     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.919     Document Type: Article

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