In Vitro Potentiation of Carbapenems with Tannic Acid Against Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Exploring Natural Products as Potential Carbapenemase Inhibitors
A. M. Somboro, J. OSEI SEKYERE, D. G. Amoako, H. M. Kumalo, R. Khan, L. A. Bester, S. Y. Essack
This study shows tannic acid can reduce carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae by inhibiting carbapenemases, with stronger effects on metallo-β-lactamases than serine-β-lactamases.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2018Microbiology