The last time a new class of antibiotics reached the market was nearly three decades ago—but that could soon change, thanks ...

A natural antibacterial molecule shows clinical promise. Its unusual binding site is on an excellent target: ...

Amid a surge in drug-resistant bacteria, researchers believe they have discovered a new class of antibiotics for the first ...

Researchers discovered lariocidin, a lasso peptide antibiotic that kills multidrug-resistant bacteria by binding a novel ...

Enzymes, the core catalysts in life, drive critical biological processes ranging from metabolic regulation to energy ...

Even better, they discovered that lariocidin—named for its knotted, lasso-like chemical structure—has a unique mechanism of ...

He joined the faculty there as an assistant professor in 1946 and in 1948 began working on the synthesis of penicillin. The formation of a just small amount of natural penicillin from mold took months ...

When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Bacteria can easily evolve, and can quickly gain resistance to drugs. Drug-resistant bacterial infections already cause the deaths of millions ... | Cell And Molecular Biology ...