Inhibition of D-Ala:D-Ala ligase through a phosphorylated form of the antibiotic D-cycloserine

Inhibition of D-Ala:D-Ala ligase through a phosphorylated form of the antibiotic D-cycloserine

The antibiotic D-cycloserine (DCS) targets the peptidoglycan biosynthesis enzyme D-Ala-D-Ala ligase (Ddl). Here the authors reveal the DCS inhibitory mechanism by determining the structure of E. coli DdlB with a phosphorylated DCS molecule in the active site that formed in crystallo and mimics the D...

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Main Authors: Sarah Batson, Cesira de Chiara, Vita Majce, Adrian J. Lloyd, Stanislav Gobec, Dean Rea, Vilmos Fülöp, Christopher W. Thoroughgood, Katie J. Simmons, Christopher G. Dowson, Colin W. G. Fishwick, Luiz Pedro S. de Carvalho, David I. Roper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02118-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02118-7

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