Structure of S. aureus HPPK and the discovery of a new substrate site inhibitor.

The first structural and biophysical data on the folate biosynthesis pathway enzyme and drug target, 6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropterin pyrophosphokinase (SaHPPK), from the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is presented. HPPK is the second essential enzyme in the pathway catalysing the pyrophosphoryl tr...

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Main Authors: Sandeep Chhabra, Olan Dolezal, Brett M Collins, Janet Newman, Jamie S Simpson, Ian G Macreadie, Ross Fernley, Thomas S Peat, James D Swarbrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3261883?pdf=render