(3-Amino-2-oxoalkyl)phosphonic acids and their analogs as novel inhibitors of D-alanine:D-alanine ligase
作者:Prasun K. Chakravarty、William J. Greenlee、William H. Parsons、Arthur A. Patchett、Patricia Combs、Alan Roth、Robert D. Busch、Theodore N. Mellin
DOI:10.1021/jm00128a033
日期:1989.8
The dipeptide D-alanyl-D-alanine is an essential precursor of bacterial peptidoglycan; thus, blocking its formation is a possible target for the design of novel antibacterial agents. The synthesis of this dipeptide by bacterial D-alanine:D-alanineligase requires ATP. In analogy with glutamine synthetase, we hypothesized a mechanism for this enzyme involving the intermediacy of D-alanyl phosphate.