Gallium reactivates first and second generation quinolone antibiotics towards drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Abstract

Herein, we report on a series of homoleptic [GaL3] and heteroleptic organometallic [GaMe2L] complexes of inactive quinolone antibiotics; nalidixic acid, oxolinic acid and norfloxacin with their antibacterial activity (MIC 0.024-0.781 μM) towards four multi-drug resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae through complexation to gallium.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11093-11096
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume59
Issue number74
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 2023

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