A SINGLE POINT MUTATION IN THE DNA GYRASE-A PROTEIN GREATLY REDUCES BINDING OF FLUOROQUINOLONES TO THE GYRASE-DNA COMPLEX

被引:201
作者
WILLMOTT, CJR [1 ]
MAXWELL, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LEICESTER,DEPT BIOCHEM,LEICESTER LE1 7RH,ENGLAND
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10.1128/AAC.37.1.126
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Binding of the quinolone drug norfloxacin to gyrase and DNA has been investigated. We have detected binding to gyrase-DNA complex but find no significant binding to either gyrase or DNA alone. Enzyme containing gyrase A protein with the mutation Ser-83 to Trp (conferring quinolone resistance) showed greatly reduced drug binding.
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页码:126 / 127
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