Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Jun 7;49(45):5177-9. doi: 10.1039/c3cc41645c.
Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus is strongly and positively correlated with local cell density. Here we present an effective approach to modulate this group behaviour using multivalent peptide-polymer conjugates. Our results show that by attaching multiple AIP-4' units to macromolecular scaffolds, the agr QS response in S. aureus was affected strongly, while displaying a clear multivalency effect.
金黄色葡萄球菌的毒力与局部细胞密度呈强正相关。在这里,我们提出了一种使用多价肽-聚合物缀合物来调节这种群体行为的有效方法。我们的结果表明,通过将多个 AIP-4' 单位连接到高分子支架上,可以强烈影响金黄色葡萄球菌的 agr QS 反应,同时表现出明显的多价效应。