Recently, Martelli and colleagues reported on the structural and functional characterization of new antimycobacterials based on N-thio-β-lactams. Surprisingly, the inhibitory mechanism follows a path unexpected for β-lactams, providing an alternative route to defeat drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Vega Miguel-Ruano, Juan A Hermoso. Teaching an old dog new tricks: repurposing β-lactams. Trends in pharmacological sciences. 2021 Aug;42(8):617-619
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