The phytotoxin albicidin is a novel inhibitor of DNA gyrase

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 181-187

  Hashimi, Saeed M ^a   Wall, Melisa K ^b,c   Smith, Andrew B ^b,d   Maxwell, Anthony ^b   Birch, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d PharmaNet Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALBICIDIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COUMARIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; GYRASE INHIBITOR; MICROCIN B17; NOVOBIOCIN; PLANT TOXIN; PROTEIN CCDB; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GYRA GENE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS ALBILINEANS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COUMARINS; DNA GYRASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; QUINOLONES; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 33846032702     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00918-06     Document Type: Article

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