| Literature DB >> 17101678 |
Oren Zimhony1, Catherine Vilchèze, Masayoshi Arai, John T Welch, William R Jacobs.
Abstract
The activity of different analogs of pyrazinamide on Mycobacterium tuberculosis fatty acid synthase type I (FASI) in replicating bacilli was studied. Palmitic acid biosynthesis was diminished by 96% in bacilli treated with n-propyl pyrazinoate, 94% in bacilli treated with 5-chloro-pyrazinamide, and 97% in bacilli treated with pyrazinoic acid, the pharmacologically active agent of pyrazinamide. We conclude that the minimal structure of pyrazine ring with an acyl group is sufficient for FASI inhibition and antimycobacterial activity.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17101678 PMCID: PMC1797748 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01369-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191