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Nitro Sulfonyl Fluorides are a new pharmacophore for the development of antibiotics.

Corinne SadlowskiBora ParkClarissa AraújoSubhamoy DasD Lucas KerrMaomao HeHesong HanLee RileyNiren Murthy
Published in: Molecular systems design & engineering (2018)
The development of antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria is a central problem in drug discovery. In this report, we demonstrate that aromatic sulfonyl fluorides with a nitro group in their ortho position have remarkable antibacterial activity and are active against drug-resistant pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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