[摘要]:Aminoglycoside antibiotics and cationic detergents constitute two classes of important drugs and antiseptics. Their bacterial efficacy has decreased recently due to antibiotic resistance. We have synthesized aminoglycoside-lipid conjugates in which the aminoglycoside neomycin forms the cationic headgroup of a polycationic detergent. Our results show that neomycin-C16 and neomycin-C20 conjugates exhibit strong Gram-pos. activity but reduced Gram-neg. activity. The MIC of neomycin-C16 (C20) conjugates against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is comparable to known antiseptics.