Biotin analogues with antibacterial activity are potent inhibitors of biotin protein ligase

Biotin analogues with antibacterial activity are potent inhibitors of biotin protein ligase

There is a desperate need to develop new antibiotic agents to combat the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, such as clinically important Staphylococcus aureus. The essential multifunctional enzyme, biotin protein ligase (BPL), is one potential drug target for new antibiotics. We report the synthesis a...

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Main Authors: Tieu, William, Zvarec, Ondrej, Bell, Jan M., Turnidge, John D., Wallace, John C., Soares da Costa, Tatiana P., Yap, Min Y., Booker, Grant W., Wilce, Matthew C. J., Abell, Andrew D., Polyak, Steven W.
Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97854
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12344

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