发明名称 |
CRYSTALLIZATION OF 4-DIPHOSPHOCYTIDYL-2-C-METHYLERYTHRITOL SYNTHESIS |
摘要 |
The present invention provides the structure of the enzyme 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methylerythritol (CDP-ME) synthase, a member of the cytidyltransferase family of enzymes. CDP-ME is a critical intermediate in the mevalonate-independent pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis in a number of prokaryotic organisms, in algae, in the plastids of plants, and in the malaria parasite. Since vertebrates synthesize isoprenoid precursors using a mevalonate pathway, CDP-ME synthase and other enzymes of the mevalonate-independent pathway for isoprenoid production represent attractive targets for the structure-based design of selective antibacterial, herbicidal, and antimalarial drugs. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for screening for compounds that inhibit enzymes of the mevalonate-independent pathway and pharmaceutical compositions and antibacterial formulations thereof. Further provided are methods of inhibiting the enzymes of the pathway and bacterial terpenoid synthesis and methods for treating a subject suffering from a bacterial infection. |
申请公布号 |
WO0183769(A9) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.02.06 |
申请号 |
WO2001US14371 |
申请日期 |
2001.05.03 |
申请人 |
THE SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES;NOEL, JOSEPH, P.;BOWMAN, MARIANNE, E.;RICHARD, STEPHANE |
发明人 |
NOEL, JOSEPH, P.;BOWMAN, MARIANNE, E.;RICHARD, STEPHANE |
分类号 |
A61K38/00;C12N9/12;C12N15/54;C30B7/00 |
主分类号 |
A61K38/00 |
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