Volume 133, Issue 1 pp. 24-40
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Fluorogenic Probes/Inhibitors of β-Lactamase and their Applications in Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Yang Ding

Yang Ding

Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Zheng Li

Zheng Li

Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Chenchen Xu

Chenchen Xu

Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Wenjing Qin

Wenjing Qin

Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Prof. Qiong Wu

Prof. Qiong Wu

Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Prof. Xuchun Wang

Prof. Xuchun Wang

College of Chemistry and Material Engineering, University of Science and Technology of Anhui, Bengbu, 233000 P. R. China

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Prof. Xiamin Cheng

Corresponding Author

Prof. Xiamin Cheng

Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Prof. Lin Li

Corresponding Author

Prof. Lin Li

Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Prof. Wei Huang

Corresponding Author

Prof. Wei Huang

Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072 P. R. China

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First published: 26 June 2020
Citations: 4

Abstract

β-Lactam antibiotics are generally perceived as one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, and these small molecular compounds have saved millions of lives. However, upon clinical application of antibiotics, the β-lactamase secreted by pathogenic bacteria can lead to the gradual development of drug resistance. β-Lactamase is a hydrolase that can efficiently hydrolyze and destroy β-lactam antibiotics. It develops and spreads rapidly in pathogens, and the drug-resistant bacteria pose a severe threat to human health and development. As a result, detecting and inhibiting the activities of β-lactamase are of great value for the rational use of antibiotics and the treatment of infectious diseases. At present, many specific detection methods and inhibitors of β-lactamase have been developed and applied in clinical practice. In this Minireview, we describe the resistance mechanism of bacteria producing β-lactamase and further summarize the fluorogenic probes, inhibitors of β-lactamase, and their applications in the treatment of infectious diseases. It may be valuable to design fluorogenic probes with improved selectivity, sensitivity, and effectiveness to further identify the inhibitors for β-lactamases and eventually overcome bacterial resistance.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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