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SUBMITTER: Jian Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362676 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jian Yanlin Y Hulpia Fabian F Risseeuw Martijn D P MDP Forbes He Eun HE Munier-Lehmann Hélène H Caljon Guy G Boshoff Helena I M HIM Van Calenbergh Serge S
European journal of medicinal chemistry 20200612
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, relies on thymidylate kinase (MtbTMPK) for the synthesis of thymidine triphosphates and thus also DNA synthesis. Therefore, this enzyme constitutes a potential Achilles heel of the pathogen. Based on a previously reported MtbTMPK 6-aryl-substituted pyridone inhibitor and guided by two co-crystal structures of MtbTMPK with pyridone- and thymine-based inhibitors, we report the synthesis of a series of aryl-shifted cyanopyridone analo ...[more]