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Antibacterial Strategy against H. pylori : Inhibition of the Radical SAM Enzyme MqnE in Menaquinone Biosynthesis.

Authors :
Joshi S
Fedoseyenko D
Mahanta N
Ducati RG
Feng M
Schramm VL
Begley TP
Source :
ACS medicinal chemistry letters [ACS Med Chem Lett] 2019 Feb 15; Vol. 10 (3), pp. 363-366. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 15 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Aminofutalosine synthase (MqnE) catalyzes an important rearrangement reaction in menaquinone biosynthesis by the futalosine pathway. In this Letter, we report the identification of previously unreported inhibitors of MqnE using a mechanism-guided approach. The best inhibitor shows efficient inhibitory activity against H. pylori (IC <subscript>50</subscript> = 1.8 ± 0.4 μM) and identifies MqnE as a promising target for antibiotic development.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1948-5875
Volume :
10
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
ACS medicinal chemistry letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30891141
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00649