Small molecules modulating AHL-based quorum sensing to attenuate bacteria virulence and biofilms as promising antimicrobial drugs

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 296-311

  Wang, Y ^a   Ma, S ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

AHLs; Antimicrobial drugs; Bacterial virulence; Biofilms; Inhibitors; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPYRIDINE 1 OXIDE; ANDROGRAPHOLIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; NONOXINOL 9; PHENYLMERCURIC NITRATE; SOLENOPSIN A; THIOMERSAL; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; QUORUM SENSING; SOLID;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; HUMANS; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84893325272     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/09298673113206660294     Document Type: Article

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