DRUG DEVELOPMENT Locking down metabolism

被引:5
作者
Bishai, William R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Ctr TB Res, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
关键词
MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS; ESSENTIAL GENES; MUTAGENESIS;
D O I
10.1038/nchembio.2452
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
070307 [化学生物学]; 071010 [生物化学与分子生物学];
摘要
An allosteric inhibitor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis tryptophan synthase-an enzyme that is nonessential for in vitro growth-has potent antimicrobial activity, revealing a potentially expanded target list for antimicrobials and greater chemical space for new inhibitors.
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页码:925 / 926
页数:3
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