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Exploring the UDP pocket of LpxC through amino acid analogs
Hale, Michael R.,Hill, Pamela,Lahiri, Sushmita,Miller, Matthew D.,Ross, Philip,Alm, Richard,Gao, Ning,Kutschke, Amy,Johnstone, Michele,Prince, Bryan,Thresher, Jason,Yang, Wei
, p. 2362 - 2367 (2013/05/09)
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis is an attractive antibacterial target as it is both conserved and essential for the survival of key pathogenic bacteria. Lipid A is the hydrophobic anchor for LPS and a key structural component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Lipid A biosynthesis is performed in part by a unique zinc dependent metalloamidase, LpxC (UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase), which catalyzes the first non-reversible step in lipid A biosynthesis. The UDP portion of the LpxC substrate-binding pocket has been relatively unexplored. We have designed and evaluated a series of hydroxamate based inhibitors which explore the SAR of substitutions directed into the UDP pocket with a range of substituted α-amino acid based linkers. We also provide the first wild type structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LpxC which was utilized in the design of many of these analogs.