Antivitamins can be used to create antibiotic analogs capable of defeating superbugs. German scientists from Göttingen University came to this conclusion based on the results of the study.
Due to frequent use, many dangerous bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, which makes them practically invulnerable. Over time, such drugs may prove to be humanity's salvation against resistant microorganisms. These include, in particular, Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens that threaten incurable infections. Currently, science has described only three naturally occurring antivitamins. This is roseoflavin, which can replace vitamin B2, ginkgotoxin, which is an analogue of B6, and 2-methoxythiamine, which is mistaken for B1. According to their structure, such antivitamins are similar to vitamin equivalents, but still show differences, against the background of which there is a threat to the body. The latter is not able to distinguish between substances capable of suppressing the activity of siblings and having a toxic effect.
The peculiarity of antivitamins is that they can inactivate bacteria without having a negative effect on healthy body proteins. This gives hope for the possibility of using them to create a more effective replacement for antibiotics.
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