ANTIBIOTIC COMPOUNDS THAT INHIBIT BACTERIAL PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
申请人:The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
公开号:US20160220510A1
公开(公告)日:2016-08-04
An aminoacylation/translation (AIT) system based on the protein synthesis system from the pathogen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
, was used to screen chemical compounds for identifying inhibitors of protein synthesis. This system includes elongation factors: EF-Tu, EF-Ts and EF-G, aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (aaRS) specific for phenylalanine, PheRS, and ribosomes isolated from cultures of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
. Compounds identified using this assay have been shown to contain broad spectrum activity against both Gram+ and Gram− pathogens. Methods of using the identified compounds, as well as derivatives and analogues of these compounds, as antimicrobial agents against bacterial infections are described.
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