1,3,5-Triazine as Branching Connector for the Construction of Novel Antimicrobial Peptide Dendrimers: Synthesis and Biological Characterization.

Journal: International journal of molecular sciences

Volume: 25

Issue: 11

Year of Publication: 2024

Affiliated Institutions:  Peptide Science Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban , KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Antimicrobials, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, IDIBELL-University of Barcelona, Campus Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban , KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Abstract summary 

Peptides displaying antimicrobial properties are being regarded as useful tools to evade and combat antimicrobial resistance, a major public health challenge. Here we have addressed dendrimers, attractive molecules in pharmaceutical innovation and development displaying broad biological activity. Triazine-based dendrimers were fully synthesized in the solid phase, and their antimicrobial activity and some insights into their mechanisms of action were explored. Triazine is present in a large number of compounds with highly diverse biological targets with broad biological activities and could be an excellent branching unit to accommodate peptides. Our results show that the novel peptide dendrimers synthesized have remarkable antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacteria ( and ) and suggest that they may be useful in neutralizing the effect of efflux machinery on resistance.

Authors & Co-authors:  Sheyi Rotimi R Mhlongo Jessica T JT Jorba Marta M Fusté Ester E Sharma Anamika A Viñas Miguel M Albericio Fernando F Espinal Paula P de la Torre Beatriz G BG

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Bharadwaj A., Rastogi A., Pandey S., Gupta S., Sohal J.S. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: Their Mechanism of Action and Prophylaxis. Biomed Res. Int. 2022;5:5419874. doi: 10.1155/2022/5419874.
Authors :  9
Identifiers
Doi : 5883
SSN : 1422-0067
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Dendrimers
Other Terms
2,4,6-Trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (TCT);antimicrobials;efflux pump inhibitors;multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR);peptide dendrimers;solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS)
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Publication Country
Switzerland