Antimicrobial peptoids are effective against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jun;55(6):3054-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01516-10. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

Abstract

The resistance of biofilms to conventional antibiotics complicates the treatment of chronic cystic fibrosis (CF). We investigated the effects of peptoids, peptides, and conventional antibiotics on the biomass and cell viability within Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. At their MICs, peptoids 1 and 1-C13(4mer) caused maximum reductions in biomass and cell viability, respectively. These results suggest that peptoids of this class could be worth exploring for the treatment of pulmonary infections occurring in CF patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptoids / pharmacology*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / drug therapy
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Peptoids