Structural basis for the design of antibiotics targeting peptide deformylase.
Hao, B., Gong, W., Rajagopalan, P.T., Zhou, Y., Pei, D., Chan, M.K.(1999) Biochemistry 38: 4712-4719
- PubMed: 10200158 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi982594c
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1BSJ, 1BSK - PubMed Abstract: 
While protein synthesis in bacteria begins with a formylated methionine, the formyl group of the nascent polypeptide is removed by peptide deformylase. Since eukaryotic protein synthesis does not involve formylation and deformylation at the N-terminus, there has been increasing interest in peptide deformylase as a potential target for antibacterial chemotherapy ...