Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10594526 | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Berberine is a substituted dibenzo[a,g]quinolizin-7-ium derivative whose modest antibiotic activity is derived from its disruptive impact on the function of the essential bacterial cell division protein FtsZ. The present study reveals that the presence of a biphenyl substituent at either the 2- or 12-position of structurally-related dibenzo[a,g]quinolizin-7-ium derivatives significantly enhances antibacterial potency versus Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. Studies with purified S. aureus FtsZ demonstrate that both 2- and 12-biphenyl dibenzo[a,g]quinolizin-7-ium derivatives act as enhancers of FtsZ self-polymerization.
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Authors
Ajit Parhi, Songfeng Lu, Cody Kelley, Malvika Kaul, Daniel S. Pilch, Edmond J. LaVoie,