| Literature DB >> 21405052 |
Zhiguo Yu1, Sanja Vodanovic-Jankovic, Nathan Ledeboer, Sheng-Xiong Huang, Scott R Rajski, Michael Kron, Ben Shen.
Abstract
Lymphatic filariasis is caused by the parasitic nematodes Brugia malayi and Wuchereria bancrofti, and asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase (AsnRS) is considered an excellent antifilarial target. The discovery of three new tirandamycins (TAMs), TAM E (1), F (2), and G (3), along with TAM A (4) and B (5), from Streptomyces sp. 17944 was reported. Remarkably, 5 selectively inhibits the B. malayi AsnRS and efficiently kills the adult B. malayi parasite, representing a new lead scaffold to discover and develop antifilarial drugs.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21405052 PMCID: PMC3074013 DOI: 10.1021/ol200420u
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005