Every year, around five million people die as a result of bacterial infections. More and more pathogens are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Peptides could be a promising alternative. These small molecules, which are formed from amino acids, destroy the outer shells of bacteria. They do this so quickly and skilfully that it is unlikely that resistance will develop.
Mag. Dr.rer.nat. Nermina Malanovic
Goodbye ANTIBIOTICS?
The magazine "Spirit of Styria" presents Nermina Malanovic and her research (German only)
Alternatives for antibiotics
Video from the ORF Wissenswert series (German only)
Breakthrough in the fight against hospital pathogens
Nermina Malanovic has shown how the synthetically produced peptides OP-145 and SAAP-148 damage the outer shells of bacteria.