Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1364593 Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Menaquinone (vitamin K2) is an essential component of the electron transfer chain in many pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus, and menaquinone biosynthesis is a potential target for antibiotic drug discovery. We report herein a series of mechanism-based inhibitors of MenE, an acyl-CoA synthetase that catalyzes adenylation and thioesterification of o-succinylbenzoic acid (OSB) during menaquinone biosynthesis. The most potent compound inhibits MenE with an IC50 value of 5.7 μM.

Graphical abstractThe design, synthesis, and biochemical evaluation of mechanism-based OSB-CoA synthetase inhibitors is reported.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide

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