Identified Seaweed Compound Diphenylmethane Serves as an Efflux Pump Inhibitor in Drug-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i>

• Main Authors: Wen-Jung Lu (Author), Pang-Hung Hsu (Author), Chun-Ju Chang (Author), Cheng-Kuan Su (Author), Yan-Jyun Huang (Author), Hsuan-Ju Lin (Author), Margaret Lai (Author), Gui-Xia Ooi (Author), Jing-Yi Dai (Author), Hong-Ting Victor Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Drug efflux pumps are one of the major elements used by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) are potential therapeutic agents for adjunctive therapy, which can restore the activity of antibiotics that are no longer effective against pathogens. This study evaluated the seaweed...