Preclinical evaluation of phytocompounds as novel antimicrobial agents. (Old ID 27042)

Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation
Phurpa Wangchuk
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Through previous work funded by a FNQ Hospital Foundation Grant (JCU-QLD-838341), we have discovered two novel phytocompounds from tropical medicinal plants that show broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties against drug resistant bacterial strains that affect FNQ. To progress the development of these compounds into potential antibiotics, further pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo testing is required.

Date

01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Biologically active molecules;Novel drug leads;Antimicrobial agents;Isolation of compounds;Tropical medicinal plants;Wet Tropics

Funding Body

Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation

Amount

5000

Project Team

Visai Muruganandah;Andreas Kupz