Peptide deformylase as an antibacterial drug target: Assays for detection of its inhibition in Escherichia coli cell homogenates and intact cells

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1053-1057

  Apfel, C M ^a   Evers, S ^a   Hubschwerlen, C ^a   Pirson, W ^a   Page, M G P ^a   Keck, W ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FORMYLPEPTIDE; METHIONINE; PEPTIDASE; RO 06 1467; RO 64 1811; RO 66 0376; RO 66 6976; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELL; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL EXTRACTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHIONINE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035084128     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.4.1053-1057.2001     Document Type: Article

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