Mechanistic Inferences from the Binding of Ligands to LpxC, a Metal-Dependent Deacetylase
Gennadios, H.A., Whittington, D.A., Li, X., Fierke, C.A., Christianson, D.W.(2006) Biochemistry 45: 7940-7948
- PubMed: 16800620 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi060823m
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2GO4, 2GO3 - PubMed Abstract: 
The metal-dependent deacetylase LpxC catalyzes the first committed step of lipid A biosynthesis in Gram-negative bacteria. Accordingly, LpxC is an attractive target for the development of inhibitors that may serve as potential new antibiotics for the tre ...