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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Inhibitors of Lysine Biosynthesis as Antibacterial Agents

Author(s): Craig A. Hutton, Timothy J. Southwood and Jennifer J. Turner

Volume 3, Issue 2, 2003

Page: [115 - 127] Pages: 13

DOI: 10.2174/1389557033405359

Price: $65

Abstract

Bacterial biosynthesis of lysine has come under increased scrutiny as a target for novel antibacterial agents as it provides both lysine for protein synthesis and meso-diaminopimelate for construction of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall. Recent studies of the enzymes of the lysine biosynthetic pathway, development of inhibitors and investigations of their antibacterial properties are discussed.

Keywords: lysine, dap pathway, diaminopimelate, antibiotics, enzyme inhibitors

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