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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
N-Formyl dipeptide conjugates of ampicillin and amoxicillin related to the chemotactic peptide N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine were synthesized and assessed for antibacterial activity and affinity for the chemotactic peptide receptor of differentiated human promyelocytic leukemia (HL-60) cells. The conjugates and parent beta-lactam antibiotics showed similar antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The affinity of each conjugate for the chemotactic peptide receptor was determined in a competitive binding assay, using 3H-labeled N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine. All conjugates bound to the receptor, but with affinities ranging from 1/3 to 1/100 that of the tritiated substrate. There was good correlation between receptor affinity and stimulation of chemotaxis. The peptide-antibiotic conjugates also stimulated the oxidative metabolism of the HL-60 cells by inducing the production of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide as determined by Luminol- and Lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence. These conjugates, based on N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine, thus combine both potent antibacterial and immunostimulatory properties within the same molecule.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0066-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1516-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Antibacterial and immunostimulatory properties of chemotactic N-formyl peptide conjugates of ampicillin and amoxicillin.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article