Inhibitors of the peptidoglycan biosynthesis enzymes MurA-F

Bioorganic Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 2-15

  Hrast, Martina ^a   Sosič, Izidor ^a   Šink, Roman ^a   Gobec, Stanislav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Drug discovery; Enzyme inhibitors; Multiple inhibitors; Mur enzymes; Peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MURA INHIBITOR; MURB INHIBITOR; MURC INHIBITOR; MURD INHIBITOR; MURE INHIBITOR; MURF INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TRANSFERASE; UDP-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE 1-CARBOXYVINYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

EID: 84905922412     PISSN: 00452068     EISSN: 10902120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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