Antimicrobial agent-42

Antimicrobial agent-42 (Compound 6j) is an antimicrobial agent. Antimicrobial agent-42 interacts with key amino acids such as Lys59 and Ser170 within the ALS3 protein, crucial for the binding of host peptides. Antimicrobial agent-42 significantly inhibits Candida albicans biofilm formation and reduces planktonic cells aggregation and hyphal formation. Antimicrobial agent-42 has an antifungal activity, promising for fungal infections reseach[1].