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Targeting of Fumarate Hydratase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Allosteric Inhibitors with a Dimeric-Binding Mode.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Whitehouse, Andrew J 
Kasbekar, Monica 
Brear, Paul D 
Fischer, Gerhard 

Abstract

With the growing worldwide prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB), new targets are urgently required for the development of treatments with novel modes of action. Fumarate hydratase (fumarase), a vulnerable component of the citric acid cycle in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a metabolic target that could satisfy this unmet demand. A key challenge in the targeting of Mtb fumarase is its similarity to the human homolog, which shares an identical active site. A potential solution to this selectivity problem was previously found in a high-throughput screening hit that binds in a nonconserved allosteric site. In this work, a structure-activity relationship study was carried out with the determination of further structural biology on the lead series, affording derivatives with sub-micromolar inhibition. Further, the screening of this series against Mtb in vitro identified compounds with potent minimum inhibitory concentrations.

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Keywords

Antitubercular Agents, Binding Sites, Drug Delivery Systems, Fumarate Hydratase, Humans, Models, Molecular, Molecular Structure, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Protein Conformation, Structure-Activity Relationship

Journal Title

J Med Chem

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Journal ISSN

0022-2623
1520-4804

Volume Title

62

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)

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