Issue 31, 2025

Eradication of MRSA biofilms using amphiphilic cationic coumarin derivatives

Abstract

Amphiphilic coumarin derivatives have demonstrated potent antibiofilm activity against established methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilms. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed morphological changes to bacterial cells and eradication of extracellular matrix from established MRSA biofilms when treated with 7-benzyloxy coumarin derivatives.

Graphical abstract: Eradication of MRSA biofilms using amphiphilic cationic coumarin derivatives

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jun 2025
Accepted
10 Jul 2025
First published
18 Jul 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2025,15, 25510-25513

Eradication of MRSA biofilms using amphiphilic cationic coumarin derivatives

S. O. Nitschke, M. Awad, A. G. Elliott, G. Lowe, C. Leigh, K. Neubauer, N. Thomas, S. M. Hickey and S. E. Plush, RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 25510 DOI: 10.1039/D5RA04358A

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