Anionic amphiphilic dendrimers as antibacterial agents |
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Authors: | Meyers Steven R Juhn Frank S Griset Aaron P Luman Nathanael R Grinstaff Mark W |
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Institution: | Department of Biomedical Engineering, Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. |
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Abstract: | An anionic amphiphilic dendrimer is reported that possesses increased cytotoxicological potency against prokaryotic cells compared to eukaryotic cells. The half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) for the dendrimer against Bacillus subtilis, a Gram-positive bacterial strain, was measured to be 4.1 x 10(-5) M, while that against human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) was more than 36x greater at a value of 1.5 x 10(-3) M. EC50 ratios for two commercial amphiphiles, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and Triton X-100, in addition to a similar synthesized dendritic structure were at most only 3.8x greater. Furthermore, the observed EC50 values appear to be correlated to the critical aggregation constant (CAC) in solution suggesting a mechanism of action for these anionic amphiphilic dendrimers related to their supramolecular structures. |
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