Antimicrobial Surfaces through Natural Product Hybrids

Abstract

The power of two! A natural product hybrid (see structure) composed of a siderophore and an antibiotic separated by a poly(ethylene glycol) linker enables the preparation of antimicrobial and cell-resistant surfaces by a simple dip-and-rinse procedure. The anachelin siderophore (left) binds strongly to TiO2 surfaces, and vancomycin is responsible for antibiotic activity. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z801570_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.