RT Journal
A1 Hampton T
T1 NEw antimicrobials
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2011
FD December 7
VO 306
IS 21
SP 2315
OP 2315
DO 10.1001/jama.2011.1740
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1740
AB 
Naturally occurring flavonoids are known to be microbial deterrents and anti-infection agents in plants. Researchers used the natural flavonoid scaffold to synthesize nonnatural flavanone molecules and evaluated their antimicrobial effects on 2 types of bacteria (Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis) and the fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus.