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Synthesis and activity of biomimetic biofilm disruptors.


ABSTRACT: Biofilms are often associated with human bacterial infections, and the natural tolerance of biofilms to antibiotics challenges treatment. Compounds with antibiofilm activity could become useful adjuncts to antibiotic therapy. We used norspermidine, a natural trigger for biofilm disassembly in the developmental cycle of Bacillus subtilis , to develop guanidine and biguanide compounds with up to 20-fold increased potency in preventing biofilm formation and breaking down existing biofilms. These compounds also were active against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus . An integrated approach involving structure-activity relationships, protonation constants, and crystal structure data on a focused synthetic library revealed that precise spacing of positively charged groups and the total charge at physiological pH distinguish potent biofilm inhibitors.

SUBMITTER: Bottcher T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3585461 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthesis and activity of biomimetic biofilm disruptors.

Böttcher Thomas T   Kolodkin-Gal Ilana I   Kolter Roberto R   Losick Richard R   Clardy Jon J  

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20130218 8


Biofilms are often associated with human bacterial infections, and the natural tolerance of biofilms to antibiotics challenges treatment. Compounds with antibiofilm activity could become useful adjuncts to antibiotic therapy. We used norspermidine, a natural trigger for biofilm disassembly in the developmental cycle of Bacillus subtilis , to develop guanidine and biguanide compounds with up to 20-fold increased potency in preventing biofilm formation and breaking down existing biofilms. These c  ...[more]

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