This knowledge could have a major impact on the development of a pair of highly potent new
antibiotic drug candidates.
Dr O'Neill concludes: «Our findings underscore the importance of revisiting unexploited antibiotics as a potential source of new
antibiotic drug candidates.
Not exact matches
«A major challenge in tackling the problem of
antibiotic resistance is to discover new
drugs — our study shows that potentially useful
drug candidates can be «discovered» from amongst the
antibiotics we already know about.»
Dr O'Neill's study, Revisiting unexploited
antibiotics in search of new antibacterial
drug candidates: the case of y - actinorhodin, is published in the journal Scientific Reports.