| Literature DB >> 12941330 |
Veerle Vanheusden1, Philippe Van Rompaey, Hélène Munier-Lehmann, Sylvie Pochet, Piet Herdewijn, Serge Van Calenbergh.
Abstract
The affinity of a series of 2', 3'- and 5-modified thymidine analogues for Mycobacterium tuberculosis thymidine monophosphate kinase (TMPKmt) was evaluated. The affinities of several non-phosphorylated analogues are in the same order of magnitude as those of their phosphorylated congeners. In view of drug delivery problems associated with phosphorylated compounds, these 'free' nucleosides seem more promising leads in the search of TMPKmt inhibitors as novel anti-tuberculosis agents.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12941330 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(03)00643-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823