Antibiotics Trigger Cell Self-Destruction

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Team develops promising new form of antibiotic that makes bacterial cells self-destruct

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Researchers from the University of Toronto have developed novel compounds that trigger bacterial cells to self-destruct.

The new form of antibiotics is designed to target a naturally occurring enzyme, ClpP , which chews up old or defective proteins and plays an essential role in cellular housekeeping.

This new approach holds great potential for treating bacterial infections such as meningitis and gonorrhea.

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