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Bacteriophage-derived endolysins to target gram-negative bacteria

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While lysins demonstrates clear potential in managing bacterial infections caused by the drug-resistant G-ve bacteria, there are still challenges hindering their translation into clinical settings, including safety issues with OMP use, low efficiency against stationary phase bacteria and problems in stability.
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This article is published in International Journal of Pharmaceutics.The article was published on 2020-11-15. It has received 40 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lysin & Gram-negative bacteria.

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Cytotoxicity of Dendrimers

TL;DR: In order to decrease the cytotoxicity of dendrimers, scientists started to introduce different chemical modifications on the periphery of the nanomolecule.
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Phage-Encoded Endolysins.

TL;DR: In this paper, the synergy between endolysins and antibiotics is discussed, as well as the formulation of endolysin formulations for clinical trials involving endolySins, and the authors provide new insights into the synergy and synergy between the two drugs.
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LysSAP26, a New Recombinant Phage Endolysin with a Broad Spectrum Antibacterial Activity

TL;DR: LysSAP26 is a new endolysin that can be applied to treat MDR A. baumannii, E. faecium, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli infections, targeting both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
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Membrane-Permeable Antibacterial Enzyme against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.

TL;DR: In this article, a membrane-permeabilizing peptide CeA at the C-terminus of a muralytic enzyme LysAB2 was used to enable effective killing of Gram-negative (G-ve) bacteria.
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Characterization of a Lytic Bacteriophage against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and Its Endolysin.

TL;DR: In this article, a lytic bacteriophage (PN09) of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae was isolated from surface water collected from a river in Hangzhou, China in 2019.
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