Rational design of berberine-based FtsZ inhibitors with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity.

Inhibition of the functional activity of Filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) protein, an essential and highly conserved bacterial cytokinesis protein, is a promising approach for the development of a new class of antibacterial agents. Berberine, a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid widely use...

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Main Authors: Ning Sun, Fung-Yi Chan, Yu-Jing Lu, Marco A C Neves, Hok-Kiu Lui, Yong Wang, Ka-Yan Chow, Kin-Fai Chan, Siu-Cheong Yan, Yun-Chung Leung, Ruben Abagyan, Tak-Hang Chan, Kwok-Yin Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4019636?pdf=render