| Literature DB >> 16392788 |
Ravindranadh V Somu1, Helena Boshoff, Chunhua Qiao, Eric M Bennett, Clifton E Barry, Courtney C Aldrich.
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A rationally designed nucleoside inhibitor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth (MIC(99) = 0.19 microM) that disrupts siderophore biosynthesis was identified. The activity is due to inhibition of the adenylate-forming enzyme MbtA which is involved in biosynthesis of the mycobactins.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16392788 DOI: 10.1021/jm051060o
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Chem ISSN: 0022-2623 Impact factor: 7.446