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Synthesis of an enantiopure thioester as key substrate for screening the sensitivity of penicillin binding proteins to inhibitors
Simon, Justine F.,Bouillez, André,Frère, Jean-Marie,Luxen, André,Zervosen, Astrid
, p. 22 - 31 (2016/10/31)
The synthesis of the enantiopure thioester (R)-2-(2-benzamidopropanoylthio)acetic acid was developed. After the exploration of several activation methods, reaction conditions were found for the formation of the thioester bond in the presence of propylphosphonic anhydride with high enantioselectivity (ee > 99%). The thioester activity of Penicillin Binding Proteins is helpful in research programs looking for new lead structures to overcome the problem of bacterial resistance.