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Activity of Chitosans in combination with antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

ABSTRACT: Chitosan and its derivative water soluble Chitosan oligosaccharide are used in a variety of applications in pharmaceutical preparations. In this study, 2 wild (ATCC 15729 and PAO1) and 2 mutant strains (PT121 and PT149) of P. aeruginosa are investigated for drug-drug interactions in vitro. 10 antimicrobial agents (antibiotics) are combined with different degree of deacetylated Chitosans and Chitosan oligosaccharide. All the chitosans show synergistic activity with sulfamethoxazole, a sulfonamide antimicrobial agent. It is interesting to observe that the MIC value for the MexEF-OprN overexpressing mutant strain of P. aeruginosa is 5 fold higher than the other strains under investigation suggesting a possible role of this efflux pump in Sulfamethoxazole efflux. The findings suggest on the use of chitosans as enhancing agent in combination with antibiotics in pharmaceutical preparations.

SUBMITTER: Tin S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2631225 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Activity of Chitosans in combination with antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Tin San S Sakharkar Kishore R KR Lim Chu Sing CS Sakharkar Meena K MK

International journal of biological sciences 20090121 2

Chitosan and its derivative water soluble Chitosan oligosaccharide are used in a variety of applications in pharmaceutical preparations. In this study, 2 wild (ATCC 15729 and PAO1) and 2 mutant strains (PT121 and PT149) of P. aeruginosa are investigated for drug-drug interactions in vitro. 10 antimicrobial agents (antibiotics) are combined with different degree of deacetylated Chitosans and Chitosan oligosaccharide. All the chitosans show synergistic activity with sulfamethoxazole, a sulfonamide ...[more]

PMID: 19173037

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Activity of Chitosans in combination with antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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Activity of Chitosans in combination with antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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