Pore-forming activity of new conjugate antibiotics based on amphotericin B.

A series of amides of the antifungal antibiotic amphotericin B (AmB) and its conjugates with benzoxaboroles was tested to determine whether they form pores in lipid bilayers and to compare their channel characteristics. The tested derivatives produced pores of larger amplitude and shorter lifetime t...

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Main Authors: Svetlana S Efimova, Anna N Tevyashova, Evgenia N Olsufyeva, Evgeny E Bykov, Olga S Ostroumova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5706719?pdf=render