Search Results - "Fleeman, Renee"
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Defining principles that influence antimicrobial peptide activity against capsulated Klebsiella pneumoniae
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-11-2020)“…The extracellular polysaccharide capsule of Klebsiella pneumoniae resists penetration by antimicrobials and protects the bacteria from the innate immune…”
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Identification of novel cyclic lipopeptides from a positional scanning combinatorial library with enhanced antibacterial and antibiofilm activities
Published in European journal of medicinal chemistry (27-01-2016)“…Treating bacterial infections can be difficult due to innate or acquired resistance mechanisms, and the formation of biofilms. Cyclic lipopeptides derived from…”
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Polyproline Peptide Aggregation with Klebsiella pneumoniae Extracellular Polysaccharides Exposes Biofilm Associated Bacteria
Published in Microbiology spectrum (27-04-2022)“…Klebsiella pneumoniae produces a thick capsule layer composed of extracellular polysaccharides protecting the bacterial cells from clearance by innate host…”
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Exposing the Unique Connection between Metabolism and Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Cell chemical biology (17-11-2016)“…In this issue of Cell Chemical Biology, Choby et al. (2016) use a small molecule inhibitor active against fermenting S. aureus to unravel a unique connection…”
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Identification of a Novel Polyamine Scaffold With Potent Efflux Pump Inhibition Activity Toward Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Pathogens
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (14-06-2018)“…We have previously reported the use of combinatorial chemistry to identify broad-spectrum antibacterial agents. Herein, we extend our analysis of this…”
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Darwinolide, a New Diterpene Scaffold That Inhibits Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm from the Antarctic Sponge Dendrilla membranosa
Published in Organic letters (03-06-2016)“…A new rearranged spongian diterpene, darwinolide, has been isolated from the Antarctic Dendroceratid sponge Dendrilla membranosa. Characterized on the basis of…”
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Investigating Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm preservation for scanning electron microscopy
Published in Access microbiology (03-02-2023)“…biofilm formation is associated with chronic and relapsing infections. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a powerful tool for characterizing biofilm…”
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Synthetic antibacterial discovery of symbah-1, a macrocyclic β-hairpin peptide antibiotic
Published in iScience (21-01-2022)“…The rapid development and spread of antibiotic resistance necessitate the development of novel strategies for antibiotic discovery. Symbah-1, a synthetic…”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae DedA family proteins have redundant roles in divalent cation homeostasis and resistance to phagocytosis
Published in Microbiology spectrum (06-02-2024)“…The DedA superfamily is a highly conserved family of membrane proteins. Deletion of and , encoding related DedA family proteins, results in sensitivity to…”
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Effect of Ester to Amide or N-Methylamide Substitution on Bacterial Membrane Depolarization and Antibacterial Activity of Novel Cyclic Lipopeptides
Published in ChemMedChem (01-08-2013)“…Cyclic lipopeptides derived from the fusaricidin/LI‐F family of naturally occurring antibiotics represent particularly attractive candidates for the…”
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Polyproline peptide targets Klebsiella pneumoniae polysaccharides to collapse biofilms
Published in Cell reports physical science (20-03-2024)“…Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae is known for its increased extracellular polysaccharide production. Biofilm matrices of hypervirulent K. pneumoniae have…”
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Exploitation of Mangrove Endophytic Fungi for Infectious Disease Drug Discovery
Published in Marine drugs (10-10-2018)“…There is an acute need for new and effective agents to treat infectious diseases. We conducted a screening program to assess the potential of mangrove-derived…”
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Antibacterial activity of a series of N2,N4-disubstituted quinazoline-2,4-diamines
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (10-04-2014)“…A series of N(2),N(4)-disubstituted quinazoline-2,4-diamines has been synthesized and tested against multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus. A…”
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Repurposing Inhibitors of Phosphoinositide 3-kinase as Adjuvant Therapeutics for Bacterial Infections
Published in Frontiers in antibiotics (01-01-2023)“…The rise in antimicrobial resistance and the decline in new antibiotics has created a great need for novel approaches to treat drug resistant bacterial…”
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Antibacterial Activity of a Series of N 2,N 4‑Disubstituted Quinazoline-2,4-diamines
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (10-04-2014)“…A series of N 2,N 4-disubstituted quinazoline-2,4-diamines has been synthesized and tested against multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus. A…”
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Combinatorial Libraries As a Tool for the Discovery of Novel, Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Agents Targeting the ESKAPE Pathogens
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (23-04-2015)“…Mixture based synthetic combinatorial libraries offer a tremendous enhancement for the rate of drug discovery, allowing the activity of millions of compounds…”
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Identification of 5,6-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles as a new class of antimicrobial agents
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (01-11-2016)“…[Display omitted] In an effort to develop novel antimicrobial agents against drug-resistant bacterial infections, 5,6-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole compounds…”
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Characterizing the Antimicrobial Activity of N2,N4-Disubstituted Quinazoline-2,4-Diamines toward Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-06-2017)“…We previously reported a series of N2,N4-disubstituted quinazoline-2,4-diamines as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors with potent in vitro and in vivo…”
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The “PepSAVI-MS” Pipeline for Natural Product Bioactive Peptide Discovery
Published in Analytical chemistry (Washington) (17-01-2017)“…The recent increase in extensively drug-resistant bacterial pathogens and the associated increase of morbidity and mortality demonstrate the immediate need for…”
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Discovering Antibacterial and Anti-Resistance Agents Targeting Multi-Drug Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens
Published 01-01-2017“…Antibiotic resistance has been a developing problem for mankind in recent decades and multi-drug resistant bacteria are now encountered that are resistant to…”
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