Glycopolymers for Antibacterial and Antiviral Applications

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 28; no. 3; p. 985
• Main Authors: Mei, Ruoyao, Heng, Xingyu, Liu, Xiaoli, Chen, Gaojian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.01.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; antibacterial; Antibacterial agents; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antiviral agents; Antiviral Agents - pharmacology; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; antivirus; Aqueous solutions; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Carbohydrates; Care and treatment; detection; Diagnosis; Disease prevention; Dosage and administration; Drug abuse; Drug resistance; E coli; Glucose; glycopolymer; Glycopolymers; Gold; Humans; Infections; inhibition; Ions; Lactose; lectin; Lectins; Nanoparticles; Pathogens; Polymers; Prevention; Proteins; Review; Spectrum analysis; Sugars; Vaccines; Viral infections; Virus diseases; Virus Diseases - drug therapy; Viruses; China; inhibition; detection; antibacterial; antivirus; glycopolymer; lectin
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules28030985

Diseases induced by bacterial and viral infections are common occurrences in our daily life, and the main prevention and treatment strategies are vaccination and taking antibacterial/antiviral drugs. However, vaccines can only be used for specific viral infections, and the abuse of antibacterial/antiviral drugs will create multi-drug-resistant bacteria and viruses. Therefore, it is necessary to develop more targeted prevention and treatment methods against bacteria and viruses. Proteins on the surface of bacteria and viruses can specifically bind to sugar, so glycopolymers can be used as potential antibacterial and antiviral drugs. In this review, the research of glycopolymers for bacterial/viral detection/inhibition and antibacterial/antiviral applications in recent years are summarized.