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ArticleJournal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry2023

Discovery of a fragment hit compound targeting D-Ala:D-Ala ligase of bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis.

Matic Proj, Martina Hrast, Gregor Bajc, Rok Frlan, Anže Meden, Matej Butala, Stanislav Gobec

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Article in Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Matic ProjFaculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Martina HrastFaculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Gregor BajcBiotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Rok FrlanFaculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Anže MedenFaculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Matej ButalaBiotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Stanislav GobecFaculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial resistance is an increasing threat to healthcare systems, highlighting the need for discovering new antibacterial agents. An established technique, fragment-based drug discovery, was used to target a bacterial enzyme Ddl involved in the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan. We assembled general and focused fragment libraries that were screened in a biochemical inhibition assay. Screening revealed a new fragment-hit inhibitor of DdlB with a Ki value of 20.7 ± 4.5 µM. Binding to the enzyme was confirmed by an orthogonal biophysical method, surface plasmon resonance, making the hit a promising starting point for fragment development.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsPeptidoglycanBiological AssayCell WallLigasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsLigasesPeptidoglycanantibacterial agentsFragment-based drug discoveryhit triageinhibitors

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PMID36446617
PMCPMC9718554

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