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Published online 7 August 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020805-4
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The structural basis for induction of VanB resistance
Chemistry trick restores antibiotic potency.
Within weeks of the first report of a superbug that is resistant to the 'last-resort' antibiotic vancomycin, US chemists have revealed a potential new weapon against the dangerous bacteria. Tampering with vancomycin's chemical structure can foil some types of drug-resistant bugs1.
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