Researchers from the Centre for Advanced-Applied Biological Sciences and Entrepreneurship (TCABS-E) at Andhra University have found a novel class of antibiotic molecule (MA01027).

The researchers of TCABS-E, placed under the hierarchy of the zoology department, stated that the molecule possesses the capability of inhibiting Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).

Dr. Ravikiran Yedidi, the founder of TCABS-E, stated that H. pylori is a bacterium that causes gastritis, gastric ulcers, and sometimes gastric cancer. Hence, this new molecule can help in treating patients suffering from H. pylori infection.

For the study, patient samples were obtained from Dr. Gririnadh Lekkala, head of the gastroenterology department of Andhra Medical College, as part of the research collaboration. 

(Source:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/antibiotic-molecule-for-h-pylori-identified/articleshowprint/100000060.cms?val=3728)