Amino-acid-based surfactants: New antimicrobial agents
The rapid increase of drug resistant bacteria makes necessary the development of new antimicrobial agents. Synthetic amino acid-based surfactants constitute a promising alternative to conventional antimicrobial compounds given that they can be prepared from renewable raw materials. In this review, w...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/132741 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/132741 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agents tensioactius Tecnologia farmacèutica Fórmules magistrals Agents antiinfecciosos Microbiologia Aminoàcids Toxicitat dels medicaments Surface active agents Pharmaceutical technology Medical formularies Anti-infective agents Microbiology Amino acids Drug toxicity |
| Sumario: | The rapid increase of drug resistant bacteria makes necessary the development of new antimicrobial agents. Synthetic amino acid-based surfactants constitute a promising alternative to conventional antimicrobial compounds given that they can be prepared from renewable raw materials. In this review, we discuss the structural features that promote antimicrobial activity of amino acid-based surfactants. Monocatenary, dicatenary and gemini surfactants that contain different amino acids on the polar head and show activity against bacteria are revised. The synthesis and basic physico-chemical properties have also been included. |
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