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Antibacterial Activity Of Dipeptide Constructions Of Acetylsalicylic Acid And Nicotinic Acid, Ronald Bartzatt, Suat L.G. Cirillo, Jeffrey D. Cirillo
Antibacterial Activity Of Dipeptide Constructions Of Acetylsalicylic Acid And Nicotinic Acid, Ronald Bartzatt, Suat L.G. Cirillo, Jeffrey D. Cirillo
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Two dipeptide drugs are synthesized utilizing an acetylsalicylic acid or nicotinic acid molecule for the framework. A D-alanine-D-alanine dipeptide moiety is attached to the carbonyl carbon of acetylsalicylic acid (I) and nicotinic acid (II). Dipeptide derivatives (I) and (II) showed significant reduction of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterial growth and colony-forming units. A mixture of (I) and (II) induced growth inhibition of 8%, 17.5%, 28%, and 42.5% at concentrations of 100, 200, 300, and 400 μg/mL, respectively. Ampicillin demonstrated much less growth inhibition of this penicillin-resistant E. coli bacteria. Derivatives (I) and (II) showed significant reduction of colony-forming units at …