Antibiotic adjuvants in combating antibiotic resistance

This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Biotechnology, 2023.

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मुख्य लेखक: Tui, Nazoa Shimin
अन्य लेखक: Naser, Iftekhar Bin
स्वरूप: थीसिस
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: Brac University 2024
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ऑनलाइन पहुंच:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/22639
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spelling 10361-226392024-09-25T06:45:15Z Antibiotic adjuvants in combating antibiotic resistance Tui, Nazoa Shimin Naser, Iftekhar Bin Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University Antimicrobial resistance Synthetic antibiotics AMR Antibiotics Antibiotics Anti-infective agents This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Biotechnology, 2023. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-32). Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has now become one of the significant global health challenges and are not limited to natural antibiotics but also for synthetic antibiotics. Therefore, it is crucial to search for more effective antibiotics and develop novel chemical entities with new mechanisms of action. But the process is challenging and expensive. Antibiotics adjuvants gives us hope in combat with AMR. This prosperous and successful strategy in combating antibiotic resistance will be the focus of this review. Genotypic antibiotic resistance or intrinsic resistance occurs predominantly by three mechanisms (i) inactivation of the antibiotic (i.a) enzymatic modification (i.b) enzymatic breakdown, (ii) decreased antibiotic uptake or accumulation within the bacterial cell by increased efflux, (iii) modification of the antibiotic target site resulting reduced affinity. Therefore, proteins or enzymes involved in these resistance mechanisms are potential targets for developing adjuvant drugs. Another approach is enhancing host cell responses using therapeutic for pathogen eradication. Current research with broad-spectrum antibiotic adjuvants and hybrids approach for antibiotic-adjuvant also being studied. However, there is a race between humans and microorganisms for developing new drugs with antibiotic activity versus acquiring resistance mechanisms. In the current study, several approaches to adjuvants have been discussed, from the well-known and clinically validated approach of inhibiting β-lactamase enzymes and efflux pumps to more indirect approaches, such as inhibiting bacterial signaling and response systems that mediate AMR. Adjuvants that act by increasing cellular uptake of antibiotics, adjuvants that inhibit modification of the antibiotic or its target, and finally, the identification of adjuvants that act upon less obvious targets, such as non-essential steps in bacterial cell wall synthesis, are also discussed. Nazoa Shimin Tui M.Sc. in Biotechnology 2024-04-21T09:55:35Z 2024-04-21T09:55:35Z ©2023 2023-01 Thesis ID: 18276005 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/22639 en Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 43 pages application/pdf Brac University
institution Brac University
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topic Antimicrobial resistance
Synthetic antibiotics
AMR
Antibiotics
Antibiotics
Anti-infective agents
spellingShingle Antimicrobial resistance
Synthetic antibiotics
AMR
Antibiotics
Antibiotics
Anti-infective agents
Tui, Nazoa Shimin
Antibiotic adjuvants in combating antibiotic resistance
description This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Biotechnology, 2023.
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title Antibiotic adjuvants in combating antibiotic resistance
title_short Antibiotic adjuvants in combating antibiotic resistance
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title_full_unstemmed Antibiotic adjuvants in combating antibiotic resistance
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