Bioengineers at Work
Bioengineers at Work
I was wondering about how bacteria can become drug resistant and I ran across this article. It talks about a study that defines the structure of a certain multidrug transporter on E. Coli Bacteria.
Apparently transporters like this one are responsible for expelling drugs from the cell in which they are found. The researchers think that by knowing the X ray structure of the protien, they can determine how it chooses which drugs to expel. If they figure it out, they could find a solution for drug resistant bacteria.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060505115115.htm
Clark Needham
I was wondering about how bacteria can become drug resistant and I ran across this article. It talks about a study that defines the structure of a certain multidrug transporter on E. Coli Bacteria.
Apparently transporters like this one are responsible for expelling drugs from the cell in which they are found. The researchers think that by knowing the X ray structure of the protien, they can determine how it chooses which drugs to expel. If they figure it out, they could find a solution for drug resistant bacteria.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060505115115.htm
Clark Needham
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