Yan Lee, Tae Hyun Choi, and their co-workers have developed a pH-responsive antibiotic drug conjugate system using a maleic acid amide-based linker. This innovative system can rapidly release antibiotics and induce antimicrobial activities against S. aureus in weakly acidic environments, such as abscesses or inflammatory tissues.-Scientific Journal cover design by scapiens

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