Synthesis of amphiphilic hydantoin-based universal peptidomimetics as antibiotic agents

Org Biomol Chem. 2023 Oct 4;21(38):7702-7706. doi: 10.1039/d3ob01247f.

Abstract

Three model hydantoin-based universal peptidomimetics were designed and synthetized. Their preferred amphiphilic β-turn conformation was assessed using molecular modeling and NMR experiments, and their antibacterial activity was tested against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria strains, which demonstrated that these compounds could be a captivating class of antibiotics to fight emergent drug resistance.