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Review Article

Discovery and preclinical development of new antibiotics

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Pages 162-169 | Received 18 Dec 2013, Accepted 17 Feb 2014, Published online: 19 Mar 2014

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Figure 1. Examples of the small molecule structure of six major antibiotic classes. A: Penicillin (core); B: Fluoroquinolone (core); C: Macrolide (erythromycin); D: Rifampicin; E: Tetracycline; F: Aminoglycoside (streptomycin).

Figure 1. Examples of the small molecule structure of six major antibiotic classes. A: Penicillin (core); B: Fluoroquinolone (core); C: Macrolide (erythromycin); D: Rifampicin; E: Tetracycline; F: Aminoglycoside (streptomycin).

Figure 2. Outline diagram of a drug discovery funnel.

Figure 2. Outline diagram of a drug discovery funnel.