Green light activates modified penicillin to target bacterial infections

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American Chemical Society Jun 12 2025 To treat bacterial infections, medical professionals prescribe antibiotics. But not all active medicine gets used up by the body. Some of it ends up in wastewater, where antimicrobial-resistant bacteria can develop. Now, to make a more efficient antibiotic treatment, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science modified penicillin, so that it's activated only by green light. In early tests, the approach precisely controlled bacterial growth and improved

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Green light activates modified penicillin to target bacterial infections https://www.news-medical.net - 12.06.2025 16:04