Synergy between sortase A inhibitors and antimicrobial peptides against antibiotic resistant bacteria (#104)
Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) is a global emergence of drug resistant strains, leading to a wide variety of infections in humans. SrtA plays a pivotal role in the pathogenic processes of bacterial infection, thus SrtA is considered as a promising target for antimicrobial agents. A library of antimicrobial peptides has been assessed for synergistic activity in combination with a library of naturally derived sortase A inhibitors to inhibit important bacterial enzyme called sortase A enzyme SrtA). Checkerboard technique was used, that appears useful for determining antimicrobial synergism against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and synergistic combinations were identified. The synergistic combinations allowed for up to 4-fold reduction in the concentration of the antimicrobial peptide, which is expected to reduce any associated toxicity and costs associated with their use. Inhibition of bacterial growth has been readout.
PEPTIDES 2019