Relacin, a novel antibacterial agent targeting the Stringent Response.

Finding bacterial cellular targets for developing novel antibiotics has become a major challenge in fighting resistant pathogenic bacteria. We present a novel compound, Relacin, designed to inhibit (p)ppGpp production by the ubiquitous bacterial enzyme RelA that triggers the Stringent Response. Rela...

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Main Authors: Ezequiel Wexselblatt, Yaara Oppenheimer-Shaanan, Ilana Kaspy, Nir London, Ora Schueler-Furman, Eylon Yavin, Gad Glaser, Joshua Katzhendler, Sigal Ben-Yehuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23028324/pdf/?tool=EBI