Mohammad Azhar Mehfooz

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Are there any small molecules/ peptides that actively target Peptidoglycan layer of Gram positive bacteria?

There are examples of small molecules that have intra cellular targets in Gram positive bacteria but very little information about targeting the outer Peptidoglycan layer. Are there any well...

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Why are bacteria washed with NaCl solutions or some specific buffer before any photolysis experiment?

People who work with bacteria, I have been looking at literature and every time a photolysis experiment to thermally kill bacteria is done, the bacteria are spun down, the supernatant growth...

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What are some of the effective small molecule ligands that can be used to actively target gram negative bacteria like E Coli?

We are using a gold nano rod platform to photo dynamically kill bacterial cells. I am currently looking for targeting agents that I can easily couple to the Au Nano rod base and are effective for...

11 July 2019 8,479 3 View