| Literature DB >> 16597152 |
Grant E Boldt1, Jack P Kennedy, Kim D Janda.
Abstract
[reaction: see text] Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), etiological agents of the deadly food poisoning disease botulism, are the most toxic proteins currently known. By using in situ lead identification chemistry, we have uncovered the first class of inhibitors that displays nanomolar potency. From a 15 microM lead compound, structure-activity relationship studies were performed granting the most potent BoNT/A inhibitor reported to date that displays an inhibition constant of 300 nM.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16597152 PMCID: PMC2733786 DOI: 10.1021/ol0603211
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005