Could pollen play a part in tackling AMR? New research suggests so

5 August 2019

marinomycin_in_pollen_shell_image_by_sporomex

Pollen might be bad news for hay fever sufferers, but it could be an important tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

New research has suggested that natural properties found in pollen shells could effectively give new light-sensitive antibiotics, found in the deep-sea, a protective sunscreen.

The research by a team from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, in collaboration with investigators at the University of Hull and UK company Sporomex, along with Queen’s University in Canada, has been published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Chemical Science.

This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free. A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.

Try before you buy

Free

7 day trial access

Take a Free Trial

All the news that moves the needle in pharma and biotech
Exclusive features, podcasts, interviews, data analyses and commentary from our global network of life sciences reporters.
Receive The Pharma Letter daily news bulletin, free forever.

Become a subscriber

£820

Or £77 per month

Subscribe Now

Unfettered access to industry-leading news, commentary and analysis in pharma and biotech.
Updates from clinical trials, conferences, M&A, licensing, financing, regulation, patents & legal, executive appointments, commercial strategy and financial results.
Daily roundup of key events in pharma and biotech.
Monthly in-depth briefings on Boardroom appointments and M&A news.
Choose from a cost-effective annual package or a flexible monthly subscription

The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed

Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK