Antibiotics Developed from Human Sweat

VIVAlife - Antibiotics given to patients suffering from bacterial infections. However, there are some diseases that are no longer be treated with antibiotics, one of which tuberculosis (TB). Currently, researchers are trying to make the antibiotic from human sweat, which is intended for patients with tuberculosis.

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Dr Ulrich Zachariae said, antibiotics are made from human sweat is believed to ward off bacteria in hospitals and deadly strain of tuberculosis. This is because human sweat has a chemical compound called dermcidin. This chemical compound is believed researchers can control the number of bacteria or degan kill harmful microbes.
"Now we're finding out in more detail how the natural antibiotic. By using antibiotics of human sweat, is expected to help fight infections more effectively than conventional antibiotics," said Ulrich was quoted as saying in the Dailymail.
There are about 1,700 types of natural antibiotics that are being researched how it works. When the skin is injured due to a small scratch or insect stings, through perspiration, the body will kill the bacteria that enter the body. This is because the compound dermcidin propagated through the sweat glands.
In this there is also a natural antibiotic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are capable of killing microorganisms, including bacteria. In the long run, these substances are known to effectively kill bacteria quickly develop resistance to bacterial seta. In other words, AMP has the potential to establish a new generation of antibiotics.
The researchers found, the channel dermcidin very long molecule, can be bypassed by a substance, and easily adaptable to many variations of the membrane. It is what allows dermcidin scrape bacteria and fungi at the same time.
"Antibiotics are no longer available in the form of conventional medicine. Apparently our own bodies also produce a substance that is able to efficiently scrape bacteria, fungi, and viruses," said Ulrich.
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