Structure-based design of a new series of D-glutamic acid based inhibitors of bacterial UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine:D-glutamate ligase (MurD) |
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Authors: | Tomasić Tihomir Zidar Nace Sink Roman Kovac Andreja Blanot Didier Contreras-Martel Carlos Dessen Andréa Müller-Premru Manica Zega Anamarija Gobec Stanislav Kikelj Danijel Masic Lucija Peterlin |
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Affiliation: | Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. |
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Abstract: | MurD ligase is one of the key enzymes participating in the intracellular steps of peptidoglycan biosynthesis and constitutes a viable target in the search for novel antibacterial drugs to combat bacterial drug-resistance. We have designed, synthesized, and evaluated a new series of D-glutamic acid-based Escherichia coli MurD inhibitors incorporating the 5-benzylidenethiazolidin-4-one scaffold. The crystal structure of 16 in the MurD active site has provided a good starting point for the design of structurally optimized inhibitors 73-75 endowed with improved MurD inhibitory potency (IC(50) between 3 and 7 μM). Inhibitors 74 and 75 showed weak activity against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. Compounds 73-75, with IC(50) values in the low micromolar range, represent the most potent D-Glu-based MurD inhibitors reported to date. |
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