A phosphinate inhibitor of the meso-diaminopimelic acid-adding enzyme (MurE) of peptidoglycan biosynthesis

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 26, 1998, Pages 10081-10086

  Zeng, Binqi ^a   Wong, Kenny K ^b   Pompliano, David L ^a   Reddy, Sreelatha ^b   Tanner, Martin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LIGASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHOSPHINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032567399     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo981895p     Document Type: Article

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