{"title":"Mechanism of Action and Potential for Use of Tea Catechin as an Antiinfective Agent","authors":"T. Shimamura, Wei-hua Zhao, Zhi-qing Hu","doi":"10.2174/187152107779314124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/187152107779314124","url":null,"abstract":"Drinking several cups of green tea a day keeps the doctor away\" is clearly an overstatement. However, exten- sive research has revealed that the predominant catechin from tea (Camellia sinensis), epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg), has significant medicinal and health-promoting properties. This review summarizes what is presently known about the antimicrobial properties of EGCg, with a particular focus on the synergistic relationship between EGCg and β-lactams in the inhibition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The mechanisms of action and prospects for use of tea catechins such as EGCg as an anti-infective agent are discussed.","PeriodicalId":89320,"journal":{"name":"Anti-infective agents in medicinal chemistry","volume":"6 1","pages":"57-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2174/187152107779314124","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68020667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Activities of Quinolones Against Obligately Anaerobic Bacteria","authors":"R. Rodloff","doi":"10.2174/187152107779314179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/187152107779314179","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89320,"journal":{"name":"Anti-infective agents in medicinal chemistry","volume":"6 1","pages":"49-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2174/187152107779314179","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68020753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tuberculosis: Current Treatment and New Drug Development","authors":"J. Ren","doi":"10.2174/187152106778520433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/187152106778520433","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89320,"journal":{"name":"Anti-infective agents in medicinal chemistry","volume":"5 1","pages":"331-344"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2174/187152106778520433","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68021000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antifungal Drugs for Systemic Mycosis: An Overview of Mechanism of Action and Resistance","authors":"J. S. Hamdan, R. Hahn","doi":"10.2174/187152106778520479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/187152106778520479","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89320,"journal":{"name":"Anti-infective agents in medicinal chemistry","volume":"5 1","pages":"403-412"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2174/187152106778520479","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68021145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ji Yuan, T. Lim, Zhen Liu, Dexin Qiu, B. Wong, Honglin Luo, X. Si, B. McManus, Decheng Yang
{"title":"Antisense DNA and RNA: Potential Therapeutics for Viral Infection","authors":"Ji Yuan, T. Lim, Zhen Liu, Dexin Qiu, B. Wong, Honglin Luo, X. Si, B. McManus, Decheng Yang","doi":"10.2174/187152106778520460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/187152106778520460","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89320,"journal":{"name":"Anti-infective agents in medicinal chemistry","volume":"5 1","pages":"367-377"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2174/187152106778520460","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68021134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quinones and Malaria","authors":"J. Fotie","doi":"10.2174/187152106778520451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/187152106778520451","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89320,"journal":{"name":"Anti-infective agents in medicinal chemistry","volume":"5 1","pages":"357-366"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2174/187152106778520451","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68021091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nematodes as Models for the Study of the Regulation of Activity of Pglycoproteins in Multidrug Resistance (MDR)","authors":"D. Riou","doi":"10.2174/187152106778520442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/187152106778520442","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89320,"journal":{"name":"Anti-infective agents in medicinal chemistry","volume":"5 1","pages":"389-402"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2174/187152106778520442","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68021017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}