Enzyme assisted suicide: Molecular basis for the antifungal activity of 5-hydroxy-4-oxonorvaline by potent inhibition of homoserine dehydrogenase
Jacques, S.L., Mirza, I.A., Ejim, L., Koteva, K., Hughes, D.W., Green, K., Kinach, R., Honek, J.F., Lai, H.K., Berghuis, A.M., Wright, G.D.(2003) Chem Biol 10: 989-995
- PubMed: 14583265 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.09.015
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1Q7G - PubMed Abstract: 
The structure of the antifungal drug 5-hydroxy-4-oxonorvaline (HON) in complex with its target homoserine dehydrogenase (HSD) has been determined by X-ray diffraction to 2.6 A resolution. HON shows potent in vitro and in vivo activity against various fungal pathogens despite its weak (2 mM) affinity for HSD in the steady state ...