Infectious Disease & VaccinesJul 26, 2024|4 min readBy Andrew Saintsing, PhDThe search for new antibiotics goes macrocyclicZosurabalpin, a macrocyclic peptide, kills drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria by blocking cross-membrane transport.
Internal MedicineMay 07, 2024|12 min readBy Allison Whitten, PhDA new Goldilocks drug class: macrocyclic peptidesBy making peptides ring shaped, researchers uncovered a new class of drugs that is “just right” for previously undruggable targets.