Structural and Functional Studies on Mycobacterial Ispd Enzymes
Bjorkelid, C., Bergfors, T., Henriksson, L.M., Stern, A.L., Unge, T., Mowbray, S.L., Jones, T.A.(2011) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 67: 403
- PubMed: 21543842 
- DOI: 10.1107/S0907444911006160
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2XWL, 2XWM, 2XWN - PubMed Abstract: 
A number of pathogens, including the causative agents of tuberculosis and malaria, synthesize isopentenyl diphosphate via the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway rather than the classical mevalonate pathway found in humans. As part of a structure-based drug-discovery program against tuberculosis, IspD, the enzyme that carries out the third step in the MEP pathway, was targeted ...