title: Cyclodextrin derivatives as anti-infectives.
abstract: Cyclodextrin derivatives can be utilized as anti-infectives with pore-forming proteins as the targets. The highly efficient selection of potent inhibitors was achieved because per-substituted cyclodextrins have the same symmetry as the target pores. Inhibitors of several bacterial toxins produced by Bacillus anthracis, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum, and Clostridium difficile were identified from a library of ∼200 CD derivatives. It was demonstrated that multi-targeted inhibitors can be found using this approach and could be utilized for the development of broad-spectrum drugs against various pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Innovative Biologics, Inc., 13455 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Herndon, VA 20171, USA. Electronic address: vak@innovbio.com.
authors.forename: Vladimir A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Karginov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001408:Bacillus anthracis; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D003505:Cyclodextrins