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Purine and isosteric antibacterial compounds
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The invention features 2,7-disubstituted purines and their isosteres such as the corresponding 3-deazapurines and 3-deaza-8-azapurines. The compounds disclosed herein have potent anti-microbial, e.g., anti-bacterial and anti-mycoplasmal properties. The compounds described herein inhibit DNA polymerase IIIC and DNA polymerase IIIE species; the compounds thus inhibit the growth of bacteria and mycoplasmata. The compounds can be administered to prevent or to treat Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacterial or mycoplasmal infections, e.g., in eukaryotic cell cultures, animals, or humans.
