UNUSUALLY STRONG BINDING OF CA2+ IONS BY THE NOVEL ANTIBIOTIC SQUALESTATIN-1

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作者
BAL, W
DRAKE, AF
JEZOWSKABOJCZUK, M
KOZLOWSKI, H
PETTIT, LD
SADLER, PJ
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[1] UNIV LONDON,BIRKBECK COLL,DEPT CHEM,GORDON HOUSE & CHRISTOPHER INGOLD LABS,LONDON WC1H 0PP,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV WROCLAW,INST CHEM,PL-50383 WROCLAW,POLAND
[3] UNIV LEEDS,SCH CHEM,LEEDS LS2 9JT,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
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10.1039/c39940000555
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The squalestatins, inhibitors of squalene synthase and potent antimicrobial agents, have potential both as cholesterol-lowering drugs and as antibiotics; using potentiometry and circular dichroism, we show that squalestatin-1 has a much higher affinity for Ca2+ than citrate, and readily inserts into SDS micelles (a model membrane), processes which may be relevant to its mechanism of action.
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