A compound of cannabis has been found to be able to kill the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires disease. The medical breakthrough could lead to the first new class of antibiotics for resistant bacteria in over half a century.
In a recent study, researchers from the University of Queensland and Botanix Pharmaceuticals found that cannabidiol or “CBD”, the main non-psycho-active component of cannabis, can penetrate the membranes and kill a wide variety of bacteria, including Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which causes the sexually transmitted disease.
The compound was found to be particularly effective in breaking down the biofilms produced by these bacteria that make them so difficult to treat. University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience’s Associate Professor Mark Blaskovich explained: “This is the first time CBD has been shown to kill some types of Gram-negative bacteria. These bacteria have an extra outer membrane, an additional line o
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Botanix | World First Human Clinical Study Shows Synthetic CBD Formula Eradicates Staphylococcus Aureus
on February 03 2021 10:13 AM
PHILADELPHIA & SYDNEY (BUSINESS WIRE) $BOT#AMR Clinical stage synthetic cannabinoid company Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited has today published positive data from a world first human clinical study, examining the safety, tolerability and efficacy of its BTX 1801 antimicrobial product for the eradication of
Staphylococcus Aureus (
Staph, also called golden staph, is a common bacterium that lives on the skin or in the nose. In most situations it is harmless; however, if it enters the body through a cut in the skin, it can cause a range of mild to severe infections, or even death. As part of this study, Botanix was working to minimise the risk of infection by removing or
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