The Odd Couple(s): An Overview of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics Bearing More than one Pharmacophoric Group

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Margherita De Rosa¹  Anna Verdino¹  Anna Marabotti¹  Annunziata Soriente¹ 

[1] Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy;

关键词: bis-azetidinone derivatives;    dual antibiotics;    podands;    siderophores;    bis beta-lactam;    bis beta-lactam macrocycles;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms22020617

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

β-lactam antibiotics are among the most important and widely used antimicrobials worldwide and are comprised of a large family of compounds, obtained by chemical modifications of the common scaffolds. Usually these modifications include the addition of active groups, but less frequently, molecules were synthesized in which either two β-lactam rings were joined to create a single bifunctional compound, or the azetidinone ring was joined to another antibiotic scaffold or another molecule with a different activity, in order to create a molecule bearing two different pharmacophoric functions. In this review, we report some examples of these derivatives, highlighting their biological properties and discussing how this strategy can lead to the development of innovative antibiotics that can represent either novel weapons against the rampant increase of antimicrobial resistance, or molecules with a broader spectrum of action.

【 授权许可】

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