A special type of synthetic sugar could be the latest weapon in the fight against superbugs.
A team of scientists from The University of Queensland and Queensland biotechnology company Alchemia have discovered a potential new class of antibiotics inspired by sugar molecules produced by bacteria.
New antibiotics to which bacteria are unlikely to develop resistance are urgently needed to combat the rise of superbugs - drug resistant bacteria.
The research, led by Professor Matt Cooper and Dr Johannes Zuegg from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) in partnership with Alchemia, was published in scientific journal Nature Communications.
