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Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 233.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534 Future+Med+Chem 2016 ; 8 (3): 257-69 Nephropedia Template TP
Kim W; Fricke N; Conery AL; Fuchs BB; Rajamuthiah R; Jayamani E; Vlahovska PM; Ausubel FM; Mylonakis E
Future Med Chem 2016[Mar]; 8 (3): 257-69 PMID26910612show ga
Background:: NH125, a known WalK inhibitor kills MRSA persisters. However, its precise mode of action is still unknown. Methods & results:: The mode of action of NH125 was investigated by comparing its spectrum of antimicrobial activity and its effects on membrane permeability and giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) with walrycin B, a WalR inhibitor and benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride (16-BAC), a cationic surfactant. NH125 killed persister cells of a variety of Staphylococcus aureus strains. Similar to 16-BAC, NH125 killed MRSA persisters by inducing rapid membrane permeabilization and caused the rupture of GUVs, whereas walrycin B did not kill MRSA persisters or induce membrane permeabilization and did not affect GUVs. Conclusion:: NH125 kills MRSA persisters by interacting with and disrupting membranes in a detergent-like manner.