Developing species-specific, structure-targeting peptides as a novel class of antibiotics

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1121629

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Multidrug, antibiotic resistance is a serious global threat. It is a real possibility that in the absence of new antibiotics, common infections could soon become untreatable. This project will develop a novel class of antibiotics that target the core structures of essential bacterial proteins. The successful outcome of this work will also aid the development of specific peptide-based inhibitors for numerous additional diseases, including viral and fungal infections and cancer.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $607,967.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Proteins and Peptides

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

antibiotics | drug resistance | molecular basis of disease | molecular design | peptide inhibitors

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