Antibacterials interactions

As surfactants alter the permeability of mammalian cells it is not too surprising that, in spite of the differences between bacterial cell walls and mammalian cell membranes, some surfactants have the ability to increase the permeability of the bacterial cell wall or to act synergistically with antibacterial agents. There are several unique facets to discussion of this topic some surfactants have antibacterial properties and some antibacterial agents have surface-active properties. In considering the subject one has to be aware, as before, of surfactant antibacterial interactions, the influence of surfactant on the performance of the dosage form or formulation, and surfactant-cell wall interactions. 

Snyder NJ, Tabas LB, Berry DM, Duckworth DC, Spry DO and Dantzig AH. Structure-activity relationship of carbacephalosporins and cephalosporins antibacterial activity and interaction with the intestinal proton-dependent dipeptide transport carrier of Caco-2 cells. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 41 1649-57. 

Heretofore the milieu on or in whieh the disinfectant has been required to act has been either solid or liquid now antibacterial aetion in the gas or vapour phase or in the form of aerosol (colloidal) interaction must be considered, and this presents the problem of determining the viable airborne population. 

Researchers at Combio and Arpida have reported a series of isoxazole-3-hydroxamic acids as PDF inhibitors [109], Molecular modelling studies predict that the aryl substituent of isoxazole (37) binds into the SF pocket and that the oxygen atom of the isoxazole is involved in a H-bonding interaction with Ile-44 in E. coli PDF, similar to the PF carbonyl of actinonin. None of the inhibitors reported has sub-micromolar inhibitory activity against E. coli or S. aureus PDF. Not surprisingly, these moderately active inhibitors also lack antibacterial activity. 

Nishimura, Y., Adachi, H., Kyo, M., Murakami, S., Hattori, S., and Ajito, K. (2005) A proof of the specificity of kanamycin-ribosomal RNA interaction with designed synthetic analogs and the antibacterial activity. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 15, 2159-2162. 

Jakab, G.J., The toxicologic interactions resulting from inhalation of carbon black and acrolein on pulmonary antibacterial and antiviral defenses, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 121, 2, 167, 1993. 

Kang, J., Wang, L., Chen, X.L., Higgle, D.J. and Rampe, D. (2001) Interactions of a series of fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs with the human cardiac K+ channel HERG. Molecular Pharmacology, 29, 122-126. 

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Fullerene showed antibacterial activity, which can be attributed to different interactions of C60 with biomolecules (Da Ros et al., 1996). In fact, there is a possibility to induce cell membrane disruption. The fullerene sphere seems not really adaptable to planar cellular surface, but for sure the hydrophobic surface can easily interact with membrane lipids and intercalate into them. However, it has been demonstrated that fullerene derivatives can inhibit bacterial growth by unpairing the respiratory chain. There is, first, a decrease of oxygen uptake at low fullerene derivative concentration, and then an increase of oxygen uptake, which is followed by an enhancement of hydrogen peroxide production. The higher concentration of C60 seems to produce an electron leak from the bacterial respiratory chain (Mashino et al., 2003). 

Bacterial H2 metabolism impacts on human activities in other ways. The corrosion of iron, for example, is accelerated by bacteria, particularly sulfate-reducing bacteria. They do not appear to interact with the iron directly, but with the hydrogen that is produced on the surface of iron in contact with water. For this reason antibacterial agents are used in preservative solutions for heating systems. 

Linezohd (Zyvox) is an oxazolidinone, a tive-membered heterocychc ring that forms the core of the hnezohd structure. The approval of hnezohd by the FDA in 2000 marked the first new structural class of antibacterial introduced into medical practice in the United States in 40 years. It is notable for its activity against methicillin-resistant Staph aureus, MRSA, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, VRE. It is bacteriostatic rather than bactericidal but finds significant use in patients with an intact immune system. Like several other classes of antibacterials, linezolid is an inhibitor of protein synthesis. It interacts specifically with the RNA component of a bacterial ribosome subunit to prevent initiation of protein synthesis. 

Dodd MC, Shah AD, Von Gunten U, Huang C-H (2005) Interactions of fluoroquinolone antibacterial agents with aqueous chlorine reaction kinetics, mechanisms, and transformation pathways. Environ Sci Technol 39 7065-7076... 

Tegretol consists of carbamazepine, which is an anti-epileptic drug. There is a clinically significant drug interaction between carbamazepine and clarithromycin (macrolide antibacterial agent) resulting in higher plasma concentrations of carbamazepine. 

WAP-8294A2 (JA-002) (157) Antibiotic WAP-8294A2(157) Antibacterial (MRSA infections and acne) Interacts selectively to membrane phospholipids, causing sever damage to bacterial membrane Various Phase I/II trials (gel, cream, injectable form) aRigen Pharmaceuticals 821-824... 

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