Unrealized targets in the discovery of antibiotics for gram-negative bacterial infections
U Theuretzbacher, B Blasco, M Duffey… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Advances in areas that include genomics, systems biology, protein structure determination
and artificial intelligence provide new opportunities for target-based antibacterial drug …
and artificial intelligence provide new opportunities for target-based antibacterial drug …
β-Lactams against the Fortress of the Gram-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Bacterium
JF Fisher, S Mobashery - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The biological diversity of the unicellular bacteria—whether assessed by shape, food,
metabolism, or ecological niche—surely rivals (if not exceeds) that of the multicellular …
metabolism, or ecological niche—surely rivals (if not exceeds) that of the multicellular …
Transferable mechanisms of quinolone resistance from 1998 onward
J Ruiz - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
While the description of resistance to quinolones is almost as old as these antimicrobial
agents themselves, transferable mechanisms of quinolone resistance (TMQR) remained …
agents themselves, transferable mechanisms of quinolone resistance (TMQR) remained …
Synthesis of macrocyclic nucleoside antibacterials and their interactions with MraY
T Nakaya, M Yabe, EH Mashalidis, T Sato… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of new antibacterial drugs with different mechanisms of action is urgently
needed to address antimicrobial resistance. MraY is an essential membrane enzyme …
needed to address antimicrobial resistance. MraY is an essential membrane enzyme …
Synthesis, antimicrobial evaluation, and in silico studies of quinoline—1H-1,2,3-triazole molecular hybrids
Antimicrobial resistance has become a significant threat to global public health, thus
precipitating an exigent need for new drugs with improved therapeutic efficacy. In this …
precipitating an exigent need for new drugs with improved therapeutic efficacy. In this …
Chemical logic of MraY inhibition by antibacterial nucleoside natural products
Novel antibacterial agents are needed to address the emergence of global antibiotic
resistance. MraY is a promising candidate for antibiotic development because it is the target …
resistance. MraY is a promising candidate for antibiotic development because it is the target …
Tunicamycins from Marine-Derived Streptomyces bacillaris Inhibit MurNAc-Pentapeptide Translocase in Staphylococcus aureus
Four tunicamycin class compounds, tunicamycin VII (1), tunicamycin VIII (2), corynetoxin
U17a (3), and tunicamycin IX (4), were isolated from the culture broth of the marine-derived …
U17a (3), and tunicamycin IX (4), were isolated from the culture broth of the marine-derived …
Mechanism of action of nucleoside antibacterial natural product antibiotics
TDH Bugg, RV Kerr - The Journal of Antibiotics, 2019 - nature.com
This article reviews the structures and biological activities of several classes of uridine-
containing nucleoside antibiotics (tunicamycins, mureidomycins/pacidamycins …
containing nucleoside antibiotics (tunicamycins, mureidomycins/pacidamycins …
Cell surface biosynthesis and remodeling pathways in mycobacteria reveal new drug targets
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), remains the
leading cause of death from an infectious bacterium and is responsible for 1.8 million deaths …
leading cause of death from an infectious bacterium and is responsible for 1.8 million deaths …
Structures of bacterial MraY and human GPT provide insights into rational antibiotic design
The widespread emergence of antibiotic resistance in pathogens necessitates the
development of antibacterial agents inhibiting underexplored targets in bacterial …
development of antibacterial agents inhibiting underexplored targets in bacterial …