Recent advances in targeting coenzyme A biosynthesis and utilization for antimicrobial drug development

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1080-1086

  Moolman, Wessel J A ^a   De Villiers, Marianne ^a   Strauss, Erick ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimetabolite; Antimicrobial; Biosynthesis; Coenzyme A (CoA); Enzyme inhibitor; Pantothenamide

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COENZYME A; DPCK PROTEIN; PAN KINASE; PANTETHEINE PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOPANTOTHENOYLCYSTEINE SYNTHETASE; SYNTHETASE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COENZYME A; ENZYME INHIBITORS;

EID: 84905842951     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20140131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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