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Positively Charged Polymers as Promising Devices against Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria: A Review by Alfei, Silvana, Schito, Anna Maria

“…Antibiotic resistance has increased markedly in Gram-negative bacteria, causing severe infections intractable with traditional drugs and amplifying mortality…”
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β-Lactam Antibiotics and β-Lactamase Enzymes Inhibitors, Part 2: Our Limited Resources by Alfei, Silvana, Schito, Anna Maria

“…β-lactam antibiotics (BLAs) are crucial molecules among antibacterial drugs, but the increasing emergence of resistance to them, developed by bacteria…”
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From Nanobiotechnology, Positively Charged Biomimetic Dendrimers as Novel Antibacterial Agents: A Review by Alfei, Silvana, Schito, Anna Maria

“…The alarming increase in antimicrobial resistance, based on the built-in abilities of bacteria to nullify the activity of current antibiotics, leaves a growing…”
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Antibacterial Activity of Non-Cytotoxic, Amino Acid-Modified Polycationic Dendrimers against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Other Non-Fermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria by Schito, Anna Maria, Alfei, Silvana

“…Due to the rapid increase of antimicrobial resistance with ensuring therapeutic failures, the purpose of this study was to identify novel synthetic molecules…”
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Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Mediated Antibacterial Oxidative Therapies: Available Methods to Generate ROS and a Novel Option Proposal by Alfei, Silvana, Schito, Gian Carlo, Schito, Anna Maria, Zuccari, Guendalina

“…The increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens causes difficult-to-treat infections with long-term hospitalizations and a high incidence of…”
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Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Cationic Amino Acid-Conjugated Dendrimers Loaded with a Mixture of Two Triterpenoid Acids by Schito, Anna Maria, Schito, Gian Carlo, Alfei, Silvana

“…To counteract the growing bacterial resistance, we previously reported the remarkable antimicrobial activity of amino acid-conjugated cationic dendrimers (CDs)…”
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Anti Gram-Positive Bacteria Activity of Synthetic Quaternary Ammonium Lipid and Its Precursor Phosphonium Salt by Bacchetti, Francesca, Schito, Anna Maria, Milanese, Marco, Castellaro, Sara, Alfei, Silvana

“…Organic ammonium and phosphonium salts exert excellent antimicrobial effects by interacting lethally with bacterial membranes. Particularly, quaternary…”
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Cirsiliol and Quercetin Inhibit ATP Synthesis and Decrease the Energy Balance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) Strains Isolated from Patients by Ravera, Silvia, Tancreda, Gabriele, Vezzulli, Luigi, Schito, Anna Maria, Panfoli, Isabella

“…Polyphenols have attracted attention in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as they show antibacterial action. Considering that polyphenols…”
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Nanotechnological Manipulation of Nutraceuticals and Phytochemicals for Healthy Purposes: Established Advantages vs. Still Undefined Risks by Alfei, Silvana, Schito, Anna Maria, Zuccari, Guendalina

“…Numerous foods, plants, and their bioactive constituents (BACs), named nutraceuticals and phytochemicals by experts, have shown many beneficial effects…”
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Broad-Spectrum Bactericidal Activity of a Synthetic Random Copolymer Based on 2-Methoxy-6-(4-Vinylbenzyloxy)-Benzylammonium Hydrochloride by Schito, Anna Maria, Piatti, Gabriela, Caviglia, Debora, Zuccari, Guendalina, Alfei, Silvana

“…Low-molecular-weight organic ammonium salts exert excellent antimicrobial effects by interacting lethally with bacterial membranes. Unfortunately, short-term…”
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Synthetic Pathways to Non-Psychotropic Phytocannabinoids as Promising Molecules to Develop Novel Antibiotics: A Review by Alfei, Silvana, Schito, Gian Carlo, Schito, Anna Maria

“…Due to the rapid emergence of multi drug resistant (MDR) pathogens against which current antibiotics are no longer functioning, severe infections are becoming…”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Bactericidal Activity of a 4-Ammoniumbuthylstyrene-Based Random Copolymer by Alfei, Silvana, Piatti, Gabriella, Caviglia, Debora, Schito, Anna Maria

“…The growing resistance of bacteria to current chemotherapy is a global concern that urgently requires new and effective antimicrobial agents, aimed at curing…”
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Bactericidal Activity of a Self-Biodegradable Lysine-Containing Dendrimer against Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter Genus by Alfei, Silvana, Caviglia, Debora, Piatti, Gabriella, Zuccari, Guendalina, Schito, Anna Maria

“…The genus consists of Gram-negative obligate aerobic pathogens, including clinically relevant species, such as , which frequently cause hospital infections,…”
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Considerable Improvement of Ursolic Acid Water Solubility by Its Encapsulation in Dendrimer Nanoparticles: Design, Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterization by Alfei, Silvana, Schito, Anna Maria, Zuccari, Guendalina

“…Ursolic acid (UA) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid found in many medicinal plants and aromas endowed with numerous in vitro pharmacological activities, including…”
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A Highly Efficient Polystyrene-Based Cationic Resin to Reduce Bacterial Contaminations in Water by Schito, Anna Maria, Caviglia, Debora, Piatti, Gabriella, Alfei, Silvana

“…Nowadays, new water disinfection materials attract a lot of attention for their cost-saving and ease of application. Nevertheless, the poor durability of the…”
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Antimicrobial Evaluation of New Pyrazoles, Indazoles and Pyrazolines Prepared in Continuous Flow Mode by Burke, Adam, Di Filippo, Mara, Spiccio, Silvia, Schito, Anna Maria, Caviglia, Debora, Brullo, Chiara, Baumann, Marcus

“…Multi-drug resistant bacterial strains (MDR) have become an increasing challenge to our health system, resulting in multiple classical antibiotics being…”
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A Self-Forming Hydrogel from a Bactericidal Copolymer: Synthesis, Characterization, Biological Evaluations and Perspective Applications by Alfei, Silvana, Zorzoli, Alessia, Marimpietri, Danilo, Zuccari, Guendalina, Russo, Eleonora, Caviglia, Debora, Schito, Anna Maria

“…Objects touched by patients and healthcare workers in hospitals may harbor pathogens, including multi-drug resistant (MDR) staphylococci, enterococci (VRE), ,…”
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Biodegradable and Compostable Shopping Bags under Investigation by FTIR Spectroscopy by Alfei, Silvana, Schito, Anna Maria, Zuccari, Guendalina

“…In the recent years, plastic-based shopping bags have become irregular and progressively replaced by compostable ones. To be marketed, these “new plastics”…”
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Virulence Factors in Urinary Escherichia coli Strains: Phylogenetic Background and Quinolone and Fluoroquinolone Resistance by PIATTI, Gabriella, MANNINI, Alessandro, BALISTRERI, Maria, SCHITO, Anna Maria

“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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New Pyrazolyl Thioureas Active against the Staphylococcus Genus by Schito, Anna Maria, Caviglia, Debora, Penco, Susanna, Spallarossa, Andrea, Cichero, Elena, Tasso, Bruno, Brullo, Chiara

“…To meet the urgent need for new antibacterial molecules, a small library of pyrazolyl thioureas (PTUs) was designed, synthesized and tested against…”
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