Abstract
1-Deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) in the non-mevalonate pathway found in most bacteria is a validated anti-infective drug target. Fosmidomycin, a potent DXR inhibitor, is active against Gram-negative bacteria. A coordination chemistry and structure based approach was used to discover a novel, lipophilic DXR inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.4 μM. It exhibited a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-negative and -positive bacteria with minimal inhibition concentrations of 20-100 μM (or 3.7-19 μg/mL).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6539-6542 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 12 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Drug Discovery