The antibiotic potential of prokaryotic IMP dehydrogenase inhibitors.

Abstract:

:Inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) catalyzes the first committed step of guanosine 5'-monophosphate (GMP) biosynthesis, and thus regulates the guanine nucleotide pool, which in turn governs proliferation. Human IMPDHs are validated targets for immunosuppressive, antiviral and anticancer drugs, but as yet microbial IMPDHs have not been exploited in antimicrobial chemotherapy. Selective inhibitors of IMPDH from Cryptosporidium parvum have recently been discovered that display anti-parasitic activity in cell culture models of infection. X-ray crystal structure and mutagenesis experiments identified the structural features that determine inhibitor susceptibility. These features are found in IMPDHs from a wide variety of pathogenic bacteria, including select agents and multiply drug resistant strains. A second generation inhibitor displays antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori, demonstrating the antibiotic potential of IMPDH inhibitors.

journal_name

Curr Med Chem

authors

Hedstrom L,Liechti G,Goldberg JB,Gollapalli DR

doi

10.2174/092986711795590129

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-01-01 00:00:00

pages

1909-18

issue

13

eissn

0929-8673

issn

1875-533X

pii

BSP/CMC/E-Pub/2011/ 134

journal_volume

18

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