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ArticlePloS one2016

Biochemical Characterization of Glutamate Racemase-A New Candidate Drug Target against Burkholderia cenocepacia Infections.

Aygun Israyilova, Silvia Buroni, Federico Forneris, Viola Camilla Scoffone, Namiq Q Shixaliyev, Giovanna Riccardi, Laurent Roberto Chiarelli

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aygun IsrayilovaDipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Silvia BuroniDipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Federico FornerisDipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Viola Camilla ScoffoneDipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Namiq Q ShixaliyevDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Giovanna RiccardiDipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Laurent Roberto ChiarelliDipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0348-9764
University of Pavia · ITBaku State University · AZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The greatest obstacle for the treatment of cystic fibrosis patients infected with the Burkholderia species is their intrinsic antibiotic resistance. For this reason, there is a need to develop new effective compounds. Glutamate racemase, an essential enzyme for the biosynthesis of the bacterial cell wall, is an excellent candidate target for the design of new antibacterial drugs. To this aim, we recombinantly produced and characterized glutamate racemase from Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315. From the screening of an in-house library of compounds, two Zn (II) and Mn (III) 1,3,5-triazapentadienate complexes were found to efficiently inhibit the glutamate racemase activity with IC50 values of 35.3 and 10.0 μM, respectively. Using multiple biochemical approaches, the metal complexes have been shown to affect the enzyme activity by binding to the enzyme-substrate complex and promoting the formation of an inhibited dimeric form of the enzyme. Our results corroborate the value of glutamate racemase as a good target for the development of novel inhibitors against Burkholderia.

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Amino Acid IsomerasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsBurkholderia cenocepaciaBurkholderia InfectionsCoordination ComplexesDrug Delivery SystemsEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHumansInhibitory Concentration 50KineticsManganeseMicrobial Sensitivity TestsProtein BindingProtein StabilityAmino Acid IsomerasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsCoordination ComplexesEnzyme Inhibitorsglutamate racemaseManganeseZinc

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PMID27898711
PMCPMC5127577
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