Inhibition of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Pantothenate Synthetase by Analogues of the Reaction Intermediate

Abstract

Get stuck in: Pantothenate synthetase is an attractive target for the development of novel small-molecule drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Three related sulfamoyl adenylate inhibitors were designed to closely mimic the structure of the reaction intermediate, pantoyl adenylate. The most potent inhibitor exhibited dissociation and inhibition constants of about 100 nM. The structural elucidation of the compounds bound to the enzyme will aid development of subsequent inhibitors. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.