Published in Nature Chemistry · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers have created a new, more efficient way to produce antibiotics with an additional fluorine atom, which can improve pharmaceutical properties and combat drug-resistant bacteria. This breakthrough uses microscopic organisms to assemble the antibiotic, bypassing toxic chemicals.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Scientists develop greener, more efficient method for producing next-generation antibiotics University of Michigan · Jul 27, 2022 · first to report
- A new biosynthesis method has been developed to produce antibiotics from natural substances Goethe University Frankfurt · Aug 5, 2022