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Andrew V. Stachulski *
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Christopher J. Schofield *
DOI:10.1038/s41570-025-00772-wdelete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Fifty years ago, researchers from Beecham Pharmaceuticals reported on the structure of clavulanic acid. Itself only a weak antibiotic, clavulanic acid inhibits serine β-lactamases and thus this work pioneered combination therapy to protect antibiotics against the development of resistance.
Keywords:
clavulanic acid
β-lactamases
antibiotic resistance
combination therapy
serine β-lactamases

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Nature Reviews Chemistry cover
Nature Reviews Chemistry
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University of Liverpool
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university of oxford
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Citations: 137