Auranofin and related heterometallic gold(I)-thiolates as potent inhibitors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacterial strains.
A series of new heterometallic gold(I) thiolates containing ferrocenyl-phoshines were synthesized. Their antimicrobial properties were studied and compared to that of FDA-approved drug, auranofin (Ridaura), prescribed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. MIC in the order of one digit micromolar were found for most of the compounds against Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and CA MRSA strains US300 and US400. Remarkably, auranofin inhibited S. aureus, US300 and US400 in the order of 150-300 nM. This is the first time that the potent inhibitory effect of auranofin on MRSA strains has been described. The effects of a selected heterometallic compound and auranofin were also stu…
CCDC 977988: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Yozane Hokai, Boruch Jurkowicz, Jacob Fernández-Gallardo, Nuruddinkodja Zakirkhodjaev, Mercedes Sanaú, Theodore R. Muth, María Contel|2014|J.Inorg.Biochem.|138|81|doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.05.008
CCDC 977989: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Yozane Hokai, Boruch Jurkowicz, Jacob Fernández-Gallardo, Nuruddinkodja Zakirkhodjaev, Mercedes Sanaú, Theodore R. Muth, María Contel|2014|J.Inorg.Biochem.|138|81|doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.05.008