A new molecule that arrests the growth of the thrush molecule, a type of oral yeast infection, was discovered by a group of OU researchers recently.
The study developed as a part of ongoing research of the Streptococcus mutans bacteria led by Dr. Felicia Qi of the Heath Sciences Center College of Dentistry.
Qi, who has been investigating the microbe's genome since 2002, approached assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Dr. Robert Cichewicz's research group to investigate the molecule further.
The research has been going on for sometime with little end in sight.
"I think we're just getting started," Chichewicz said.
The molecule's discovery opens opportunities for new and better drugs to be created for treating infections.
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