Novel naphthalene-N-sulfonyl-D-glutamic acid derivatives as inhibitors of MurD, a key peptidoglycan biosynthesis enzyme.
Humljan, J., Kotnik, M., Contreras-Martel, C., Blanot, D., Urleb, U., Dessen, A., Solmajer, T., Gobec, S.(2008) J Med Chem 51: 7486-7494
- PubMed: 19007109 
- DOI: 10.1021/jm800762u
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2UUO, 2UUP, 2VTD, 2VTE - PubMed Abstract: 
Mur ligases have essential roles in the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan, and they represent attractive targets for the design of novel antibacterials. MurD (UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine:D-glutamate ligase) is the second enzyme in the series of Mur ligases, and it catalyzes the addition of D-glutamic acid (D-Glu) to the cytoplasmic intermediate UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine (UMA) ...