Crystal Structure of Carboxyltransferase from Staphylococcus aureus Bound to the Antibacterial Agent Moiramide B.
Silvers, M.A., Pakhomova, S., Neau, D.B., Silvers, W.C., Anzalone, N., Taylor, C.M., Waldrop, G.L.(2016) Biochemistry 55: 4666-4674
- PubMed: 27471863 
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00641
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5KDR - PubMed Abstract: 
The dramatic increase in the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has necessitated a search for new antibacterial agents against novel targets. Moiramide B is a natural product, broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the carboxyltransferase component of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, which catalyzes the first committed step in fatty acid synthesis ...