Virtual Screening and X-ray Crystallography Identify Non-Substrate Analog Inhibitors of Flavin-Dependent Thymidylate Synthase.

Abstract:

:Thymidylate synthase X (ThyX) represents an attractive target for tuberculosis drug discovery. Herein, we selected 16 compounds through a virtual screening approach. We solved the first X-ray crystal structure of Thermatoga maritima (Tm) ThyX in complex with a nonsubstrate analog inhibitor. Given the active site similarities between Mycobacterium tuberculosis ThyX (Mtb-ThyX) and Tm-ThyX, our crystal structure paves the way for a structure-based design of novel antimycobacterial compounds. The 1H-imidazo[4,5-d]pyridazine was identified as scaffold for the development of Mtb-ThyX inhibitors.

journal_name

J Med Chem

authors

Luciani R,Saxena P,Surade S,Santucci M,Venturelli A,Borsari C,Marverti G,Ponterini G,Ferrari S,Blundell TL,Costi MP

doi

10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00977

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-10-13 00:00:00

pages

9269-9275

issue

19

eissn

0022-2623

issn

1520-4804

journal_volume

59

pub_type

杂志文章