1257883-41-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Structure-aided optimization of non-nucleoside M. tuberculosis thymidylate kinase inhibitors
Song, Lijun,Merceron, Romain,Hulpia, Fabian,Lucía, Ainhoa,Gracia, Bego?a,Jian, Yanlin,Risseeuw, Martijn D.P.,Verstraelen, Toon,Cos, Paul,Aínsa, José A.,Boshoff, Helena I.,Munier-Lehmann, Hélène,Savvides, Savvas N.,Van Calenbergh, Serge
, (2021/08/27)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis thymidylate kinase (MtTMPK) has emerged as an attractive target for rational drug design. We recently investigated new families of non-nucleoside MtTMPK inhibitors in an effort to diversify MtTMPK inhibitor chemical space. We here report a new series of MtTMPK inhibitors by combining the Topliss scheme with rational drug design approaches, fueled by two co-crystal structures of MtTMPK in complex with developed inhibitors. These efforts furnished the most potent MtTMPK inhibitors in our assay, with two analogues displaying low micromolar MIC values against H37Rv Mtb. Prepared inhibitors address new sub-sites in the MtTMPK nucleotide binding pocket, thereby offering new insights into its druggability. We studied the role of efflux pumps as well as the impact of cell wall permeabilizers for selected compounds to potentially provide an explanation for the lack of correlation between potent enzyme inhibition and whole-cell activity.
Phosphonosulfonates are potent, selective inhibitors of dehydrosqualene synthase and staphyloxanthin biosynthesis in staphylococcus aureus
Song, Yongcheng,Lin, Fu-Yang,Yin, Fenglin,Hensler, Mary,Poveda, Carlos A. Rodrígues,Mukkamala, Dushyant,Cao, Rong,Wang, Hong,Morita, Craig T.,Pacanowska, Dolores González,Nizet, Victor,Oldfield, Eric
experimental part, p. 976 - 988 (2009/12/04)
Staphylococcus aureus produces a golden carotenoid virulence factor called staphyloxanthin (STX), and we report here the inhibition of the enzyme, dehydrosqualene synthase (CrtM), responsible for the first committed step in STX biosynthesis. The most acti
