Tobacco Online according to cnBeta report editor

According to foreign media SlashGear news, Nicotiana alata flower may be the key to the treatment of resistant bacteria called "super bacteria." The discovery was discovered by scientists at La Trobe University in Australia who found that the specific peptide NaD1 was resistant to infection. The same team previously discovered that the NaD1 peptide may be a therapy for killing cancer cells.

The results of the survey were conducted by Dr. Mark Hulett, Dr. Marc Kvansakul and their colleagues at La Trobe University. The research results have been published in the journal Nature. The team showed how peptides from tobacco disrupt the source of severe fungal infections called Candida albicans. The NaD1 peptide works by destroying the outer layer of the organism, eventually causing the cell to explode and disappear.

However, the researchers pointed out that NaD1 peptide is not limited to fungal infections, it can also help solve a series of diseases that are resistant to existing drugs (including major viral diseases such as HIV and Zika).

Speaking of this, the researchers explained: “They act in a different way from existing antibiotics and allow us to explore new ways to combat infection. This is an exciting discovery that can be used to develop a new type of salvation，antibacterial therapy for life to treat a range of infectious diseases, including multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus, such as HIV, Zika, Dengue fever and Murray Valley encephalitis and other viral infections."