Auranofin inhibits virulence pathways in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is widely attributed as the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Due to intrinsic antibiotic resistance mechanisms and the ability to form biofilms, P. aeruginosa infections are challenging to treat.

Computational prediction and experimental verification of pyridine-based helical oligoamides containing four repeating units per helical turn.

Aided by high level ab initio computational modeling, we successfully designed and experimentally proved a new set of backbone-rigidified pyridine-based folding oligoamides that require approximately four repeating units to form a helical turn.