Structural study of phenyl boronic acid derivatives as AmpC beta-lactamase inhibitors.

ABSTRACT: A small set of boronic acids acting as low nanomolar inhibitors of AmpC beta-lactamase were designed and synthesized in the effort to improve affinity, pharmacokinetic properties, and to provide a valid lead compound. X-ray crystallography revealed the binary complex of the best inhibitor bound to the enzyme, highlighting possibilities for its further rational derivatization and chemical optimization.

SUBMITTER: Tondi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3177945 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature