Novel cationic pyridine-phenylamide compounds: design, synthesis, and mechanism of action as antibacterial agents.
BACKGROUND Plant bacterial diseases caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc) and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac) cause severe yield losses, and increasing resistance to existing bactericides demands novel antibacterial agents. Guided by a molecular hybridization and cationization strategy, a series of py...