For years, people have been overusing antibacterial products, resulting in bacteria that are insusceptible to antibacterial products. This is due to misconceptions that surround antibacterial products. Studies have shown that many people aren’t aware of the dangers of antibacterial products, and expect a prescription of antibiotics upon doctor visits even in cases where antibiotics do not help....

a novel, magnetic silica sorbent with polyelectrolyte multilayers (pems) on its surface was prepared, and was used for magnetic solid phase extraction (mspe) of trace a+ via flame atomic absorption spectrometry (faas). the experimental parameters for the mspe procedure, such as the ph, type, and concentration of eluent, ultrasonic time and effects of co-existing ions were investigated. the dete...

Ten members of the mezzettiaside family of natural products were synthesized and evaluated for anticancer and antibacterial activity. Complete anticancer (H460) and antibacterial (B. subtilis) activities for the ten natural products and four new analogues were found. Comparison to the cleistrioside and cleistetroside classes of natural products were made.

Uniform M3PMo12O40·nH2O (M = NH , K, Cs) rhombic dodecahedral nanocrystals are successfully obtained using mild hydrothermal conditions or room temperature chemical precipitation method for their self-organization. The reaction temperatures and times play important roles in the possible growth proceeding of these nanostructures. Interestingly, from antibacterial testing, the nanostructured prod...

Silver nanostructures as an effective antibacterial materials were synthesized via three various hydrothermal, sono-chemical and microwave methods using water as a green solvent. Then Chitosan-Ag polymer based nanocomposites were made by a fast chemical procedure. The influence of power, temperature and time on the morphology and particle size of the products was investigated. Scanning electron...

The recent entry of products containing antibacterial agents into healthy households has escalated from a few dozen products in the mid-1990s to more than 700 today. Antibacterial products were developed and have been successfully used to prevent transmission of disease-causing microorganisms among patients, particularly in hospitals. They are now being added to products used in healthy househo...

BACKGROUND Concerns have recently emerged about the efficacy and the quality of antibacterial generic products approved for use in humans. METHODS We searched Medline and Embase for original research articles on antibacterial generic products published in English or French before July 2013. RESULTS We selected 37 original research articles: 15 on β-lactams, 10 on glycopeptides, and 12 on ot...

Antibiotic resistance of bacteria common to the ocular surface is an evolving problem. Thus, novel treatment options with new modes of action are required. We investigated the antibacterial activity and safety of three commercially available topical veterinary ophthalmic products (cationic steroid antibiotics, products A and B, and a neutral superoxidized water, product C) to determine their po...

Six new products of Streptomyces murayamaensis sp. nov. Hata et Ohtani, the producer of the kinamycins, were isolated by silica gel column chromatography. The antibacterial activities of the new products, as well as that of dehydrorabelomycin and murayaquinone, previously isolated products of the same organism, were compared to the kinamycins. Three of the products had antibacterial activities ...

A chemical library of carboxamide-substituted tetramates designed by analogy with antibacterial natural products, a method for their rapid construction, and the evaluation of their antibacterial activity is reported.