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Is there a synergistic effect of plant surfactants and antibiotics against bacterial cells?

2020/39/B/NZ9/03196

Keywords:

transport proteins cell membrane phospholipids toxicity saponins

Descriptors:

  • NZ9_008:
  • NZ9_011:
  • NZ9_013:

Panel:

NZ9 - Fundamentals of applied life sciences and biotechnology: agricultural, forestry, horticulture, animal production and fishery, food and nutrition sciences, industrial biosciences, environmental biotechnology and remediation

Host institution :

Politechnika Poznańska, Wydział Technologii Chemicznej

woj. wielkopolskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

prof. Ewa Kaczorek 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 13

Call: OPUS 20 - announced on 2020-09-15

Amount awarded: 1 544 030 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2021-09-01

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2025-08-31

Project duration:: 48 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project completed

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (4)
  1. Quillaja and Sapindus saponins influence on effect on solubilization of Polymyxin B peptide antibiotic in aqueous solutions
    Authors:
    W. Smułek, A. Makiej, A. Marcinkowska, E. Kaczorek
    Academic press:
    Journal of Molecular Liquids , Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123944 - link to the publication
  2. Study of Interactions between Saponin Biosurfactant and Model Biological Membranes: Phospholipid Monolayers and Liposomes
    Authors:
    M. Rojewska, W. Smułek, A. Grzywaczyk, E. Kaczorek, K. Prochaska
    Academic press:
    Molecules , Wydawca: MDPi
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/molecules28041965 - link to the publication
  3. Thermodynamic Consideration of the Solid Saponin Extract Drop–Air System
    Authors:
    A. Grzywaczyk, W. Smułek, E. Kaczorek, A. Zdziennicka, B. Jańczuk
    Academic press:
    Molecules , Wydawca: MDPi
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/molecules28134943 - link to the publication
  4. Agar composites containing Zinc zeolite infused with Quillaja saponins exhibit improved structural properties and anti-Candida activity
    Authors:
    W. Smułek, M. Ratajczak, A. Patalas, A. Voelkel, E. Kaczorek, M. Sandomierski
    Academic press:
    Environmental Technology & Innovation , Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.eti.2023.103278 - link to the publication