Biomedical Engineers' Detective Work Reveals Antibiotic Mechanism
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:35
in Biology & Nature
Biomedical researchers used a series of genetic clues to uncover how certain antibiotics kill bacteria. They focused on finding the precise trigger that caused over-production of hydroxyl radical molecules and how misfolded proteins get delivered to the cell membrane, which with other steps contributes to cell death.