Scientists use relay synthesis to create key building blocks of reserve antibiotic to combat resistance

by Katharina Vorwerk, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

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Add as preferred source Prof. Dieter Schinzer in his laboratory in the Institute of Chemistry at the University of Magdeburg. Credit: Jana Dünnhaupt Chemists from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg have achieved an important research success in the fight against resistant bacteria. The team led by scientist Professor Dr. Dieter Schinzer from the Institute of Chemistry has succeeded in producing key building blocks of the naturally occurring substance Neosorangicin A in the laboratory for the first time. This means it is now possible to develop Neosorangicin A in a targeted manner as a promising reserve antibiotic candidate to combat antibiotic resistance in the future.