Computational approach to design small molecule inhibitors and identify SarA as a potential therapeutic candidate

Medicinal Chemistry Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1856-1865

  Arya, Rekha ^a   Princy, S Adline ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Quorum sensing; SarA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SMAD ANCHOR FOR RECEPTOR ACTIVATION; SMAD ANCHOR FOR RECEPTOR ACTIVATION INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BIOFILM; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DNA BINDING; DRUG DESIGN; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84879684887     PISSN: 10542523     EISSN: 15548120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00044-012-0185-9     Document Type: Article

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