Valencene, Nootkatone and Their Liposomal Nanoformulations as Potential Inhibitors of NorA, Tet(K), MsrA, and MepA Efflux Pumps in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains

• Main Authors: Cícera Datiane de Morais Oliveira-Tintino (Author), Jorge Ederson Gonçalves Santana (Author), Gabriel Gonçalves Alencar (Author), Gustavo Miguel Siqueira (Author), Sheila Alves Gonçalves (Author), Saulo Relison Tintino (Author), Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes (Author), João Pedro Viana Rodrigues (Author), Vanessa Barbosa Pinheiro Gonçalves (Author), Roberto Nicolete (Author), Jaime Ribeiro-Filho (Author), Teresinha Gonçalves da Silva (Author), Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Valencene and nootkatone are aromatic sesquiterpenes with known biological activities, such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor. Given the evidence that encapsulation into nanosystems, such as liposomes, could improve the properties of several compounds, the present study...