Gallium Porphyrin and Gallium Nitrate Synergistically Inhibit Mycobacterial species by Targeting Different Aspects of Iron/Heme Metabolism.

There is an urgent need for new effective and safe antibiotics active against pathogenic mycobacterial species. Gallium (Ga) nitrate (Ga(NO3)3) and Ga porphyrin (GaPP) have each been shown to inhib...